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Cadrenal Therapeutics Highlights Recent 12-LOX Inhibitor Platform Expansion
Encouraging data for CAD-1005 in Phase 2 HIT Study EOP2 scheduled for Q1 for top-priority indication Additional acute and chronic opportunities for 12-LOX
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[{"type":"text","content":"Encouraging data for CAD-1005 in Phase 2 HIT Study EOP2 scheduled for Q1 for top-priority indication Additional acute and chronic opportunities for 12-LOX inhibition beyond HIT PONTE VEDRA, Fla., March 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVKD), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for life-threatening immune and thrombotic disorders, today provided additional perspectives on development opportunities following its recent pipeline expansion with the addition of 12-LOX inhibitors. As previously announced, Cadrenal recently acquired a portfolio of selective 12-LOX inhibitors, including oral candidates. Encouraging recent data from a blinded, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study of CAD-1005, a parenteral 12-LOX inhibitor, in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) demonstrated a reduction in thrombotic events on a background of standard anticoagulants, with an End-of-Phase 2 (EOP-2) meeting scheduled for later this month. While HIT remains Cadrenal’s near-term regulatory priority with CAD-1005, an ever-growing body of scientific research supports the central role that 12-LOX also plays in inflammatory signaling across multiple high-impact disease areas. Published studies have highlighted its role in atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation, microvascular thrombosis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and immune-mediated metabolic conditions, including beta-cell stress pathways associated with type 1 diabetes and obesity. Collectively, these therapeutic areas represent multi-billion-dollar potential global markets and opportunities to address novel pathways and potentially improve otherwise poor patient outcomes. Cadrenal’s new 12-LOX inhibitor portfolio is a differentiated platform approach across a range of thrombotic and inflammatory conditions, with both acute and chronic potential applications. “We are very excited to have the only selective 12-LOX inhibitor currently in clinical-stage development and continue to move forward with HIT as our lead indication and regulatory priority,” said Quang X. Pham, Chief Executive Officer of Cadrenal Therapeutics. “We also appreciate that 12-LOX inhibition represents an entirely new – and exciting - therapeutic approach and are optimistic that safely and selectively targeting 12-LOX can have far-reaching therapeutic implications in multiple disease ...