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Cardiol Therapeutics Enrolls First Patient In Pivotal Phase III MAVERIC Trial Evaluating CardiolRx For Prevention Of Recurrent Pericarditis

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | April 16, 2025 06:32am

Designed to assess the impact of CardiolRx™ on preventing episodes of recurrent pericarditis, the first patient has been randomized by Northwestern University in Chicago.

Based on a successful end-of-Phase II meeting with the US FDA and subject to MAVERIC outcomes, Cardiol believes the results from MAVERIC will support a New Drug Application.

Data from Cardiol's Phase II MAvERIC-Pilot study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024 showed that pericarditis patients treated with CardiolRx™ experienced marked and rapid reductions in pericarditis pain and inflammation, and a substantial reduction in the number of pericarditis recurrences per year.

Recurrent pericarditis is a debilitating heart condition that results in chest pain, shortness of breath and fatigue, physical limitations, reduced quality of life, and hospitalizations.

CardiolRx™, which has been granted US FDA Orphan Drug Designation for this indication, is a small molecule oral drug targeting inflammasome pathway activation that is central to the development and progression of pericarditis.

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 16, 2025) - Cardiol Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CRDL) (TSX:CRDL) ("Cardiol" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage life sciences company focused on developing anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic therapies for the treatment of heart disease, announced today that Northwestern University has enrolled the first patient in the pivotal Phase III MAVERIC trial ("MAVERIC") evaluating Cardiol's lead drug candidate CardiolRx™ for the prevention of recurrent pericarditis. This multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial is designed to definitively assess the impact of CardiolRx™ on preventing recurrent pericarditis in patients at high risk for disease relapse and to support regulatory approval.

MAVERIC is currently being initiated at pre-eminent cardiovascular clinical research sites throughout the United States under an Investigational New Drug application authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration ("US FDA"). 

MAVERIC is a Phase III, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial designed to enroll 110 patients with recurrent pericarditis at approximately 20 clinical sites across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Patients who have been treated with an interleukin-1 ("IL-1") blocker for at least 12 months and are scheduled to have this treatment discontinued, will be randomly assigned to receive either CardiolRx™ or placebo following cessation of the IL-1 blocker. Discontinuation of IL-1 blocker therapy is associated with a high risk for recurrence and has been reported to occur within 12 weeks in up to 75% of patients. The primary clinical objective of the trial will be to assess the impact of CardiolRx™ versus placebo on freedom from a new episode of recurrent pericarditis at 24 weeks. Other clinical endpoints include time to a new episode of pericarditis recurrence, and changes in patient-reported pericarditis chest pain score and changes to the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein.

MAVERIC, formerly referred to as MAVERIC-2, follows positive results from Cardiol's Phase II MAvERIC-Pilot study. Data from MAvERIC-Pilot were previously reported on November 18 at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024 and showed that patients experienced marked and rapid reductions in both pericarditis pain and inflammation that were maintained throughout the study. In addition, the results demonstrated a substantial reduction in pericarditis episodes per year. Treatment with CardiolRx™ was shown to be safe and well tolerated in a patient population who presented with a high degree of disease burden.

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