Primary sclerosing cholangitis

NGM Bio Provides Recent Business Highlights and Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

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Monday, March 11, 2024

--On February 26, 2024, announced that it had entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Atlas Neon Parent, Inc., and Atlas Neon Merger Sub, Inc.--

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  • The combination of NGM707 and pembrolizumab was generally well-tolerated at all four doses (200, 600, 1200, 1800 mg) of NGM707.
  • Additional details can be found in NGM Bio’s recent filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
  • NGM Bio anticipates that the Offer and the Merger contemplated under the Merger Agreement will be consummated in the second quarter of 2024.
  • If the Merger is effected, NGM Bio’s common stock will be delisted from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and NGM Bio will be privately held.

Pliant Therapeutics Provides Corporate Update and Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company and leader in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases, today provided a corporate update and reported fourth quarter 2023 financial results.

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  • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company and leader in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases, today provided a corporate update and reported fourth quarter 2023 financial results.
  • Positive safety and efficacy data from 320 mg dose cohort of INTEGRIS-PSC Phase 2a trial in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
  • At a once-daily dose of 320 mg, bexotegrast was well tolerated over 12 weeks of treatment with no drug-related severe or serious adverse events.
  • The increase was due to higher operating expenses coupled with a decrease in collaboration revenues under the Novartis collaboration during the quarter.

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIRM) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end 2023 and provided a business update.

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  • Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIRM) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end 2023 and provided a business update.
  • 2023 LIVMARLI net product sales totaled $141.8 million, representing approximately 89% growth over 2022 net product sales.
  • As of December 31, 2023, Mirum had cash and cash equivalents of $286.3 million.
  • The foregoing financial information is unaudited and subject to change, and actual results may vary from the foregoing.

LISCure Biosciences Announces FDA Clearance of IND Application to Initiate a Phase 2 Study of LB-P8 for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

LISCure anticipates treating the first patient in the upcoming months and expects topline results for Part 1 in the first half of 2025.

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  • LISCure anticipates treating the first patient in the upcoming months and expects topline results for Part 1 in the first half of 2025.
  • PSC is a rare, chronic, cholestatic liver disease with very high unmet medical needs where there are no approved drugs.
  • LISCure confirmed the safety, tolerability, and key biomarkers of LB-P8 in a Phase 1 study and received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for the treatment of PSC from the U.S. FDA.
  • LB-P8 was presented in oral presentations at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) every year for the past two years.

Chemomab Awarded New Patents for CM-101, Its First-in Class Monoclonal Antibody in Clinical Development for Fibro-Inflammatory Diseases

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: CMMB), (Chemomab), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing innovative therapeutics for fibro-inflammatory diseases with high unmet need, today announced that the Patent Offices in Brazil and Israel have granted new patents for CM-101, Chemomab's first-in-class monoclonal antibody that neutralizes CCL24, a novel disease target that has been shown to play a critical role in the processes that drive diseases involving fibrosis and inflammation. CM-101 is currently being assessed in the global Phase 2 SPRING trial for the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Patient enrollment in the trial has been completed, with a topline data readout expected midyear 2024.

Key Points: 
  • CM-101 is currently being assessed in the global Phase 2 SPRING trial for the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
  • Patient enrollment in the trial has been completed, with a topline data readout expected midyear 2024.
  • In clinical and preclinical studies, this distinctive approach has been shown to inhibit fibrogenesis and interfere with core PSC pathways.
  • and the FDA recently awarded CM-101 Fast Track designation for the treatment of PSC in adults.

Caregivers Cheer First Patients at New Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, Miller Family Campus in Lehi, Utah

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Monday, February 12, 2024

The Miller Family Campus’ Infusion Center opened for one day before the grand opening to give them the treatments they needed, closer to home.

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  • The Miller Family Campus’ Infusion Center opened for one day before the grand opening to give them the treatments they needed, closer to home.
  • Everyone at the new campus has been so amazing to work with!”
    The new Miller Family Campus is a full-service children’s hospital providing nearly all the same specialty pediatric services that patients receive at the Salt Lake Campus.
  • The Miller Family Campus is part of Intermountain Health’s Primary Promise to build the nation’s model health system for children.
  • For more information about the new Miller Family Campus in Lehi, visit primarychildrens.org/lehi .

Pliant Therapeutics Announces Positive Safety and Exploratory Efficacy Data from the INTEGRIS-PSC Phase 2a Trial of Bexotegrast 320 mg in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Suspected Liver Fibrosis

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Sunday, February 4, 2024

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX) today announced 12-week interim data from the 320 mg dose group of INTEGRIS-PSC, a multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2a clinical trial of bexotegrast in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and suspected moderate to severe liver fibrosis. The 320 mg group met its primary and secondary endpoints demonstrating that bexotegrast was well tolerated over a 12-week treatment period and its plasma concentrations increased with dose. There was no dose relationship for adverse events. Pruritus and cholangitis occurred less frequently on bexotegrast than on placebo.

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  • The trial’s exploratory efficacy endpoints assessed changes in the liver fibrosis markers, Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) score and PRO-C3 levels, as well as liver biochemistry and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liver.
  • In addition, MRI imaging continued to show evidence of improved hepatocyte function and bile flow with bexotegrast at the 320 mg dose relative to placebo.
  • INTEGRIS-PSC is a multinational, randomized, dose-ranging, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2a trial evaluating bexotegrast at once-daily oral doses of 40 mg, 80 mg, 160 mg, 320 mg or placebo for 12 weeks in 121 patients with PSC.
  • The 320 mg group enrolled 27 patients in the active arm and added 9 new patients to the pooled placebo arm.

Chemomab Therapeutics Announces New Publication Reinforcing the Clinical Potential of Its CCL24-Neutralizing Antibody CM-101 in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: CMMB) (Chemomab), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics for fibro-inflammatory diseases with high unmet need, today announced publication of proteomic analyses that further demonstrate the unique role of the soluble protein CCL24 in driving pathologies associated with the rare fibrotic liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). The new studies reinforce the extensive existing evidence showing that Chemomab's first-in-class CCL24-neutralizing antibody CM-101 can interrupt these destructive processes. The study, "The Role of CCL24 in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Bridging Patient Serum Proteomics to Preclinical Data"1 has been published in the current online version of the peer-reviewed journal Cells.

Key Points: 
  • The new studies reinforce the extensive existing evidence showing that Chemomab's first-in-class CCL24-neutralizing antibody CM-101 can interrupt these destructive processes.
  • The study, " The Role of CCL24 in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Bridging Patient Serum Proteomics to Preclinical Data "1 has been published in the current online version of the peer-reviewed journal Cells.
  • CM-101 is a first-in-class CCL24-neutralizing monoclonal antibody whose dual anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic activity has demonstrated disease modifying potential in nonclinical studies of PSC and other fibro-inflammatory disorders.
  • CM-101 has Orphan Drug designation for PSC in the U.S. and the European Union and was recently awarded Fast Track designation by the FDA for the treatment of PSC in adults.

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Announces Preliminary Unaudited 2023 Net Revenue and Provides Corporate Updates

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Monday, January 8, 2024

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIRM) today provided its preliminary and unaudited estimates for full-year 2023 revenue and net product sales, corporate updates, and full-year 2024 outlook.

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  • Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIRM) today provided its preliminary and unaudited estimates for full-year 2023 revenue and net product sales, corporate updates, and full-year 2024 outlook.
  • “2023 was a transformative year for Mirum as we cemented our position as a leader in rare disease and dramatically advanced our operating and financial scale.
  • Additional information and disclosure would be required for a more complete understanding of the company’s financial position and results of operations as of December 31, 2023.
  • Mirum will present at the 42nd annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. PT.

GENFIT Updates 2024 Outlook Following Acceptance of Elafibranor Filings in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)

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Friday, December 8, 2023

Launches in the US and Europe will also make GENFIT eligible for royalty payments.

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  • Launches in the US and Europe will also make GENFIT eligible for royalty payments.
  • Revenues will fund the development of GENFIT’s pipeline, now mainly focused on Acute On-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) with 5 differentiated assets.
  • Acceptance of filings in the US and Europe have triggered the first milestone payment for GENFIT.
  • Ipsen also indicated that it is developing elafibranor in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) which could lead to further revenues for GENFIT under the licensing agreement.