Abivax to Present Three Abstracts for Obefazimod in Ulcerative Colitis at the UEG Week 2024
- Professor Bruce E. Sands, MD to present oral presentation of Phase 2b, open-label, maintenance efficacy and safety data at weeks 48 and 96 among week 8 induction non-responders in obefazimod-treated patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC)
- Two moderated poster presentations highlighting corticosteroid-free efficacy and safety data of obefazimod at weeks 48 and 96 of an open-label maintenance trial, as well as the impact of obefazimod induction therapy on combined histologic and endoscopic outcomes at week 8 in patients with UC
PARIS, France, September 26, 2024 – 08:30 a.m. CEST – Abivax SA (Euronext Paris: FR0012333284 – ABVX; NASDAQ: ABVX) (“Abivax” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics that harness the body’s natural regulatory mechanisms to stabilize the immune response in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, today announced that three scientific abstracts on its lead drug candidate, obefazimod, will be presented during the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week meeting, Oct. 12-15, 2024, in Vienna, Austria.
“We look forward to returning to UEGW to share new analysis of our Phase 2b trial data on obefazimod in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis,” said Abivax Chief Medical Officer Fabio Cataldi, MD. “With this presentation, we have observed additional evidence that obefazimod has the potential to advance the treatment paradigm, designed to be a once-daily oral therapy, for people living with ulcerative colitis.”
For more information on the Abivax clinical program and company updates, please see the conference program at the UEG website.
Obefazimod data to be presented:
| Presentation Title | Session | Presenter | Abstract/Poster Number | Date/Time of Presentation |
| Oral Presentation | ||||
| Efficacy and safety of obefazimod in UC patients at week 48 of an open-label maintenance study among clinical non-responders at week 8 of the Phase 2b induction trial | IBD New horizons in medical treatment - Part 2 | Prof. Bruce E. Sands, M.D., M.S. Dr. Burrill B. Crohn Professor of Medicine and Chief, Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY | Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM CEST | |
| Moderated Poster Presentations | ||||
| Corticosteroid-free efficacy and safety of UC patients receiving once-daily obefazimod in an open label 96-week maintenance study among patients who were receiving concomitant corticosteroids at induction baseline | Small molecules in the treatment of IBD | Prof. Séverine Vermeire, MD, PhD. Head of the IBD Center at the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, and principal investigator in Europe for the study programs conducted and ongoing with obefazimod in UC | Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, from 14:30 PM to 15:30 PM CEST | |
| Impact of obefazimod induction therapy on histologic and combined histologic and endoscopic outcomes in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis: week 8 results from the Phase 2b induction trial | Small molecules in the treatment of IBD | Prof. Britta Siegmund, MD, PhD Medical Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Universitätsmedizin Berlin | Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, from 14:30 PM to 15:30 PM CEST | |
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About Obefazimod
Obefazimod, Abivax’s lead investigational drug candidate, is an orally administered small molecule that was demonstrated to potentially enhance the expression of a single microRNA, miR-124. Phase 2 clinical trials in patients with UC have generated positive data, resulting in the initiation of a pivotal global Phase 3 clinical trial program (ABTECT Program), with first patients enrolled in the United States in October 2022. Initiation of a Phase 2b clinical trial in Crohn’s disease is expected in Q3 2024, and exploration of potential combination therapy opportunities in UC is ongoing.
About Abivax
Abivax is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics that harness the body’s natural regulatory mechanisms to stabilize the immune response in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases. Based in France and the United States, Abivax’s lead drug candidate, obefazimod (ABX464), is in Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. More information on the Company is available at www.abivax.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and X, formerly Twitter, @ABIVAX.
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