Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

An open-label, dose-escalation study to explore the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of EP-104IAR in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Endoscopic and histologic assessments will also be evaluated to understand the local effects of EP-104IAR on eosinophilic EoE disease activity.
The study will evaluate up to 8 doses of EP-104IAR (4 mg to 40 mg) in cohorts of 3 to 6 participants per cohort. If all planned cohorts are evaluated, or cohorts need to be repeated, up to 24 participants could be enrolled.
The study involves 7 site visits spread over approximately 32 weeks.
All participants will receive active study drug (EP-104IAR), The study drug will be administered by qualified personnel during an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) procedure at the Baseline/Dosing visit.
Safety will be assessed throughout the study. Blood and urine samples will be collected at site visits for laboratory assessments and to measure plasma levels of EP-104IAR.
Participants will complete questionnaires to assess symptoms of dysphagia and odynophagia and will undergo 3 EGDs with esophageal biopsies at the Baseline/Dosing Visit, and at 4 and 12 weeks post dose.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics (PK) of EP-104IAR in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee

The main purpose of this study is to understand the pharmacokinetics of EP-104IAR and to determine whether it is safe to use in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The study will also provide some preliminary insights into whether the experimental treatment reduces pain in the knee.
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease, affecting over 20 million people in the US alone. Currently, pain treatments that are injected directly into the knee often work for only a short time and may also have side effects within the rest of the body. The experimental treatment is a steroid that is in the same family of drugs as the most common current injectable treatments for knee osteoarthritis. For this study, the drug is coated with a polymer intended to prolong the time it stays inside the knee and lessen potential side effects.