EpicentRx Word of the Week: Forme Fruste

EpicentRx Word of the Week: Forme Fruste

“Below is a hopefully not incomplete definition of the term, forme fruste”. Forme Fruste noun fawm froost plural formes frustes fawm froost Definition: The incomplete expression of a condition that almost but does not quite meet the usual diagnostic criteria. Example...
Face It – Part 1

Face It – Part 1

The other day someone jokingly called EpicentRx a two-faced company – because we have 2 lead therapeutic candidates, RRx-001 (nibrozetone) and AdAPT-001, each with 2 main mechanisms of action. Point taken, but that comment prompted us to calculate the ‘actual’...
A Real Gem

A Real Gem

Pharmaceutical companies frequently boast about the “crown jewel(s)”, which refers to their most prized and precious assets.  The crown jewels in the EpicentRx portfolio are RRx-001 (nibrozetone) and AdAPT-001.  Figuratively speaking, we consider RRx-001...
The Big Bad Wolf of Treatment Related Toxicities

The Big Bad Wolf of Treatment Related Toxicities

Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Literally, everyone, especially when the Big Bad Wolf symbolizes treatment-related toxicities. Two of the most feared treatment related toxicities are severe oral mucositis (SOM) during the treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC) with...
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

In case, like us, you happened to wake up one morning and randomly wonder who or what the timeless rant, “Should I Stay, or Should I Go?”, by the English rock band, The Clash, was about, here is the explanation, courtesy of Google, from the former lead guitarist, Mick...