89bio to Present 48-Week Data from ENLIVEN Phase 2b Pegozafermin Trial in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) at EASL International Liver Congress
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 89bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced that data from the 48-week extension phase of the Phase 2b ENLIVEN trial evaluating pegozafermin in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) with fibrosis will be presented in an oral and poster presentation at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Congress to be held June 5 to 8, 2024 in Milan, Italy.
- SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 89bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETNB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, today announced that data from the 48-week extension phase of the Phase 2b ENLIVEN trial evaluating pegozafermin in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) with fibrosis will be presented in an oral and poster presentation at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Congress to be held June 5 to 8, 2024 in Milan, Italy.
- “These data, which are being presented for the first time in a scientific setting, establish pegozafermin as the first FGF21 analog candidate to demonstrate positive, sustained benefits over a 48-week period in patients with advanced MASH,” said Hank Mansbach, Chief Medical Officer of 89bio.
- “In addition, these data highlight the observed long-term efficacy, tolerability and sustained improvement in key liver health markers, that we aim to confirm in our ongoing Phase 3 program.”
Presentation details are as follows:
Presenting Author: Rohit Loomba, M.D., MHSc, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, and lead investigator of the ENLIGHTEN program