Administration of CardiolRx led to a marked reduction in the primary efficacy endpoint of pericarditis pain
CardiolRx also shown to reduce inflammation in patients with elevated CRP
89% of patients have continued into the extension phase of the study
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 13, 2024) - Cardiol Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CRDL) (TSX:CRDL) ("Cardiol" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage life sciences company focused on the research and clinical development of anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic therapies for the treatment of heart disease, today reported 8-week clinical data from its Phase II open-label MAvERIC-Pilot study investigating the impact of CardiolRx administered to patients with symptomatic recurrent pericarditis. The data showed a substantial reduction in the primary efficacy endpoint of patient-reported pericarditis pain at the end of the 8-week treatment period ("TP"), as well as normalization of inflammation - as measured by C-reactive protein ("CRP") - in 80% of patients with elevated CRP at baseline.