NORWOOD, MA --(Marketwired - August 31, 2017) - Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (
Barbara White, MD Chief Medical Officer, Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , will moderate a fireside chat with Victoria Werth, MD, Chief, Dermatology, Philadelphia V.A. Hospital, Professor of Dermatology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, a key opinion leader in dermatomyositis who has authored over 150 related peer-reviewed papers. Additionally, an individual living with dermatomyositis will take part in the conversation.
Corbus is currently evaluating its lead product candidate, anabasum , in an on-going Phase 2 study for the treatment of dermatomyositis. Enrollment was completed in May 2017 and Corbus is on track to report topline data from the Phase 2 study early in the fourth quarter of 2017. In November 2016, the Company commenced a one-year, open-label extension to provide subjects in the Phase 2 study with the option of continuing anabasum treatment beyond their completion of the 16-week, double-blind placebo controlled portion of the study.
The single-center, Phase 2 study in skin-predominant dermatomyositis is being conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health ("NIH"). For more information on the Phase 2 study with anabasum for the treatment of skin-predominant dermatomyositis, please visit ClinicalTrials.gov and reference Identifier NCT02466243.
Webcast Details
Interested parties may access a live video webcast and accompanying slide presentation on the Events page of the Investors section of the Company's website at www.CorbusPharma.com . The webcast will be accessible for 90 days following the event.
About Anabasum
Anabasum is a novel synthetic oral endocannabinoid-mimetic drug that preferentially binds to the CB2 receptor expressed on activated immune cells and fibroblasts. CB2 activation triggers endogenous pathways that resolve inflammation and halt fibrosis. Preclinical and human clinical studies have shown anabasum to have a favorable safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile. It has also demonstrated promising potency in preclinical models of inflammation and fibrosis. Anabasum is designed to trigger the production of "Specialized Pro-resolving Lipid Mediators" that activate an endogenous cascade responsible for the resolution of inflammation and fibrosis, while reducing production of multiple inflammatory mediators. Anabasum also is designed to have direct effects on fibroblasts to halt tissue scarring. In effect, anabasum triggers endogenous pathways to turn "off" chronic inflammation and fibrotic processes, without causing immunosuppression
About Corbus
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. is a Phase 3 clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat rare, chronic, and serious inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. The Company's lead product candidate, anabasum, is a novel synthetic oral endocannabinoid-mimetic drug designed to resolve chronic inflammation and fibrotic processes. Anabasum has demonstrated positive results in two Phase 2 studies, one in diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis and one in cystic fibrosis. Additionally, anabasum is being evaluated in open-label extension studies in systemic sclerosis and skin-predominant dermatomyositis, and soon in another Phase 2 study in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Corbus plans to commence a Phase 3 study of anabasum for the treatment of systemic sclerosis in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Company is also planning to initiate a larger and longer Phase 2b study of anabasum for the treatment of cystic fibrosis by the end of the fourth quarter of 2017.
For more information, please visit www.CorbusPharma.com and connect with the Company on Twitter , LinkedIn , Google+ and Facebook .
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