Late-breaking abstract highlights high rates of clinical and endoscopic remission among LTE completers at Week 52
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTYX) (“Ventyx”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing novel oral therapies that address a broad range of inflammatory diseases with significant unmet medical need, today announced that a late-breaking abstract including new long-term extension (LTE) data from the Phase 2 trial of tamuzimod in ulcerative colitis was presented on October 15, 2024 during the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week meeting in Vienna, Austria.
“We are excited to present the new long-term extension data from the tamuzimod Phase 2 trial in patients with ulcerative colitis at UEG Week,” said Raju Mohan, PhD, Chief Executive Officer. “These 52-week data continue to reinforce the potential best-in-class profile of our S1P1R modulator tamuzimod in ulcerative colitis, with a potential best-in-disease safety profile amongst all the oral options for UC therapy. We believe the high rates of clinical remission and endoscopic remission position tamuzimod as the backbone of future combination therapies for UC.”
Oral Presentation Details:
Presenter: Silvio Danese, MD, PhD; Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Session: From IBS and IBD: Late-breaking abstracts
Session Date/Time: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 08:30 - 09:30 (CEST)
More information can be found in the conference program on the UEG website. Slides from the presentation will be available in the Investors section of the company’s website at www.ventyxbio.com.
About Ventyx Biosciences
Ventyx is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative oral medicines for patients living with autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. We believe our ability to efficiently discover and develop differentiated drug candidates will allow us to address important unmet medical needs with novel oral therapies that can shift inflammation and immunology markets from injectable to oral drugs. Our current pipeline includes internally discovered clinical programs targeting NLRP3, S1P1R and TYK2, positioning us to become a leader in the development of oral immunology therapies for peripheral and neuroinflammatory diseases. Ventyx is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information about Ventyx, please visit www.ventyxbio.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Ventyx cautions you that statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on Ventyx’s current beliefs and expectations. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the potential of Ventyx’s product candidates and the anticipated continued progression of the development pipeline for such product candidates; the therapeutic and commercial potential of VTX002 in ulcerative colitis, including its efficacy profile, potential as a best-in-disease oral agent and its potential best-in-class safety profile; and the use of tamuzimod in combination with other therapies for ulcerative colitis. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Ventyx that any of its plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in Ventyx’s business, including, without limitation: the scientific or commercial utility achievable by combing tamuzimod with other therapies; potential delays in the enrollment and completion of clinical trials; Ventyx’s dependence on third parties in connection with product manufacturing, research and preclinical and clinical testing; disruptions in the supply chain, including raw materials needed for manufacturing and animals used in research, delays in site activations and enrollment of clinical trials; the results of preclinical studies and clinical trials; early clinical trials not necessarily being predictive of future results; unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate efficacy of Ventyx’s product candidates that may limit their development, regulatory approval and/or commercialization, or may result in recalls or product liability claims; Ventyx’s ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for its product candidates; the use of capital resources by Ventyx sooner than expected; and other risks described in Ventyx’s prior press releases and Ventyx’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in Part II, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of Ventyx’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, filed on August 8, 2024, and Ventyx’s subsequent filings with the SEC.
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