Synairgen PLC (LON:SNG) shares surged on Thursday as it said the trial of its SNG001 interferon-beta treatment will be extended to coronavirus patients in the home environment.
The respiratory medicine specialist said the objective is to dose patients with the treatment earlier in the infection cycle before severe lower respiratory tract symptoms develop.
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Meanwhile, the company said the current trial of SNG001 for patients in hospital settings was “progressing well” with more than 75 patients dosed out of the target of 100. Results from this study are expected in June.
The expansion of the trial follows news earlier this month that the trial of SNG001 had been classified as an Urgent Public Health study by the National Institute for Health Research.
Today's news sent the shares up 18.2% to 61.4p in lunchtime trading.