CinCor Pharma Announces Late-Breaking Presentation of Phase 2 BrigHtn Data on Baxdrostat in Treatment-Resistant Hypertension at the 2022 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CinCor Pharma, Inc. (“CinCor”) announced the presentation today of Phase 2 data from its BrigHtn trial as part of the late-breaking science session at the 2022 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions. Baxdrostat is a highly selective, once daily oral small molecule inhibitor of aldosterone synthase.
- Baxdrostat significantly decreases aldosterone in plasma and urine, while increasing plasma renin as a physiological compensatory change.
- These changes in aldosterone and renin following treatment with baxdrostat reflect less salt exposure to the kidney and reduced blood pressure over time.
- And, unlike earlier generations of aldosterone synthase inhibitors, serum cortisol levels were not reduced, once again confirming the highly selective mechanism of baxdrostat.
- Though often asymptomatic, hypertension significantly increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease, amongst other diseases.