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UPDATE Latitude Food Allergy Care Announces the Opening of its Second New York City Location; Brooklyn Heights Clinic Will Provide Exceptional Food Allergy Care

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

The new clinic will open on February 1 at 32 Court Street in Brooklyn Heights.

Key Points: 
  • The new clinic will open on February 1 at 32 Court Street in Brooklyn Heights.
  • Dr. Joanne Moreau, who currently practices at Latitude’s Manhattan office on the Upper East Side, will move to the Brooklyn Heights clinic full-time in March 2024.
  • Dr. Brian Novick, a board-certified allergist and immunologist with 40 years of experience, has joined Latitude’s Upper East Side clinic, continuing to provide exceptional care to food allergy patients.
  • “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Brian Novick to our amazing team of board-certified allergists,” said Kimberley Yates, co-founder and CEO of Latitude Food Allergy Care.

Latitude Food Allergy Care Announces the Opening of its Second New York City Location; Brooklyn Heights Clinic Will Provide Exceptional Food Allergy Care

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The new clinic will open on February 1 at 32 Court Street in Brooklyn Heights.

Key Points: 
  • The new clinic will open on February 1 at 32 Court Street in Brooklyn Heights.
  • Dr. Joanne Moreau, who currently practices at Latitude’s Manhattan office on the Upper East Side, will move to the Brooklyn Heights clinic full-time in March 2024.
  • Dr. Brian Novick, a board-certified allergist and immunologist with 40 years of experience, has joined Latitude’s Upper East Side clinic, continuing to provide exceptional care to food allergy patients.
  • “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Brian Novick to our amazing team of board-certified allergists,” said Kimberley Yates, co-founder and CEO of Latitude Food Allergy Care.

Alladapt Immunotherapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for ADP101 for the Treatment of Mono- and Multi-Food Allergies

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alladapt Immunotherapeutics, Inc., a private, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing prescription therapeutics to address IgE-mediated food allergy, today announced that ADP101, its investigational multi-food oral immunotherapy (mOIT) designed to simultaneously treat allergy to one or more of the world’s most significant food allergens, received Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ADP101 is the most advanced multi-food OIT pharmaceutical candidate in development.

Key Points: 
  • Our team is thrilled to be at the forefront of developing a new treatment that addresses such a huge unmet need.
  • FDA’s Fast Track program is designed to expedite the development of new drugs intended to treat serious or life-threatening conditions.
  • Fast Track allows more frequent meetings and written communications with FDA to discuss the drug's development plan, clinical trial design, and data collection.
  • Alladapt is also conducting the Encore Study, an open-label extension study of the Harmony study assessing long term use of ADP101 in mono- and multi-food allergic patients.

BioCryst Presents New Real-world Data Showing Reduced Attack Rates in Patients with HAE with Normal C1-inhibitor Following Long-term Treatment with ORLADEYO® (berotralstat)

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Friday, November 10, 2023

These real-world observations suggest ORLADEYO can have a meaningful impact on the lives of people who have HAE with normal C1-INH.

Key Points: 
  • These real-world observations suggest ORLADEYO can have a meaningful impact on the lives of people who have HAE with normal C1-INH.
  • The company also announced a new post-hoc analysis from the APeX-S clinical trial that showed a sustained reduction in HAE attacks compared to patients’ self-reported baseline attack rates.
  • “The ability to compare patients’ treatment outcomes with their HAE attack rates at baseline is tremendously helpful to characterize the impact of a prophylactic therapy.
  • Patients who were treated with ORLADEYO experienced a sustained reduction in HAE attacks compared to their self-reported baseline attack rates, suggesting a reduction in disease burden and durable treatment effect.

Aquestive Therapeutics to Present Positive Data from Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Studies for Anaphylm™ at American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting

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Friday, November 10, 2023

WARREN, N.J., Nov. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) (the “Company” or “Aquestive”), a pharmaceutical company advancing medicines to bring meaningful improvement to patients' lives through innovative science and delivery technologies, today announced that two posters recapping the positive data from pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) pre-clinical and clinical studies of Anaphylm™ (epinephrine) Sublingual Film will be presented at the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) annual meeting, which will be held from November 9-13 in Anaheim, California.

Key Points: 
  • WARREN, N.J., Nov. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) (the “Company” or “Aquestive”), a pharmaceutical company advancing medicines to bring meaningful improvement to patients' lives through innovative science and delivery technologies, today announced that two posters recapping the positive data from pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) pre-clinical and clinical studies of Anaphylm™ (epinephrine) Sublingual Film will be presented at the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) annual meeting, which will be held from November 9-13 in Anaheim, California.
  • “We are thrilled to have a significant presence at ACAAI this year and are excited to share the positive results from our completed Anaphylm pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies with leaders in the allergy community,” said Dan Barber, Aquestive’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • “These positive results are encouraging as we continue to evaluate the potential of Anaphylm and its ability to provide an important advancement for the treatment of acute allergic reactions, if approved by the FDA.”
    Location: ePoster Section - Exhibit Hall, Monitor 11
    Poster Title: Epinephrine Administered via Sublingual Film, Manual Injection, or Auto-Injectors in Healthy Adults: Pharmacodynamic Results
    Location: ePoster Section - Exhibit Hall, Monitor 11

ARS Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRY), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to empowering at-risk patients and caregivers to better protect themselves from severe allergic reactions that could lead to anaphylaxis, today reported business updates and financial results for the third quarter of 2023.

Key Points: 
  • ARS Pharma expects to report its findings from this study in the first quarter of 2024.
  • R&D Expenses: Research and development (R&D) expenses were $3.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  • G&A Expenses: General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $15.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  • Net Loss: Net loss was $14.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

DBV Technologies Announces 2-Year Results from Ongoing Phase 3 Open-Label Extension to the EPITOPE Trial (EPOPEX) of Viaskin™ Peanut in Toddlers

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Company to host investor conference call and webcast at 5:00pm ET today, Thursday, November 9th, to discuss the results.

Key Points: 
  • Company to host investor conference call and webcast at 5:00pm ET today, Thursday, November 9th, to discuss the results.
  • DBV Technologies (Euronext: DBV – ISIN: FR0010417345 – Nasdaq Stock Market: DBVT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced positive interim results from its ongoing Open-Label Extension (OLE) Study of EPITOPE (Phase 3 trial of Viaskin™ Peanut 250 µg [VP250] in toddlers ages 1 to 3 years), which is named EPOPEX.
  • After completing participation in the EPITOPE study, eligible subjects could enroll in EPOPEX to receive a total of three years of Viaskin Peanut treatment.
  • “We are thrilled with the results generated from the two-year open-label extension to the Phase 3 EPITOPE trial.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Presents Real-World Data at the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

“We continue to learn from people living with HAE that currently available parenteral on-demand treatments are simply not meeting their needs,” said Andrew Crockett, Chief Executive Officer of KalVista.

Key Points: 
  • “We continue to learn from people living with HAE that currently available parenteral on-demand treatments are simply not meeting their needs,” said Andrew Crockett, Chief Executive Officer of KalVista.
  • “Whether this is related to always carrying their syringes or vials, challenges in preparing and administering injectable or infused treatments outside the home, or anxiety related to potential injection-site reactions and pain, patients struggle to follow treatment guidelines.
  • This can lead to non-compliance and preference for long-term prophylaxis, even in cases where on-demand treatments would otherwise suffice.
  • We also note that despite the use of long-term prophylaxis, HAE patients require HAE-related home health visits and seek ER treatment more often than would be expected.

Astria Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Astria Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATXS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing life-changing therapies for rare and niche allergic and immunological diseases, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 and provided a corporate update.

Key Points: 
  • Astria Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATXS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing life-changing therapies for rare and niche allergic and immunological diseases, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 and provided a corporate update.
  • We now expect to deliver initial proof-of-concept results in Q1 2024 from the Phase 1b/2 ALPHA-STAR trial in HAE patients.
  • STAR-0215 achieved potentially therapeutic levels in less than one day and showed an estimated half-life of up to 127 days.
  • Additional preclinical results were shared in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics that support STAR-0215’s potential as a best-in-class plasma kallikrein inhibitor.

Astria Therapeutics Presents New Phase 1a Data Confirming Potential for STAR-0125 to Prevent Hereditary Angioedema Attacks with Dosing 2 or 4 Times Per Year at the 2023 American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting

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Friday, November 10, 2023

These data confirm the potential for STAR-0215 to be dosed once every three months and every six months.

Key Points: 
  • These data confirm the potential for STAR-0215 to be dosed once every three months and every six months.
  • “These new data, including long-term follow-up from the original cohorts and initial data from new, higher dose cohorts, support our vision for STAR-0215 as a first-choice therapy for HAE.
  • These data confirm our approach to administer STAR-0215 once every three and every six months in future trials.
  • These results demonstrate early proof-of-concept in healthy subjects for STAR-0215 as a potential HAE therapy with favorable safety profile, long half-life, and durable PD.