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ESSA Pharma Inc.

Industry: Health Care – Major Pharmaceuticals

Stock Symbol: EPIX – NASDAQ

Animal Usage: Animal Testing

Our Opinion

ESSA Pharma Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing use of animals list because they use animals for drug testing and clinical trials.

Supporting Evidence:

ESSA Pharma Inc. Receives FDA Response on IND Application

“The IND application is a complete description of the chemistry, non-clinical pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, animal toxicology, manufacturing, and other relevant information related to EPI-506.”

Company Description

ESSA Pharma Inc. is a Canada-based clinical-stage development pharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The Company is developing drugs, which selectively block the amino-terminal domain (NTD) of the androgen receptor (AR). The Company’s product candidate, EPI-506 is a selective, oral small molecule pro-drug that blocks the N-terminal domain of the AR. EPI-506 is a pro-drug of EPI-002, a stereoisomer of the Company’s discovery compound, EPI-001. The Company is conducting a Phase I/II clinical study to determine the safety, tolerability, maximum tolerated dose, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of EPI-506 in patients with metastatic CRPC. It is focused on developing EPI-506 as its clinical-development product candidate. [Source: MarketWatch]

Company Website: http://www.essapharma.com

Contact: http://www.essapharma.com/contact; IR: http://www.essapharma.com/contact/investor-contact;