Hepion Pharmaceuticals to Present Data on Synergistic Effects of Rencofilstat with Anti-PD1 at AACR 2023
On April 17, 2023, Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) announced that an abstract regarding its lead drug candidate, rencofilstat, will be presented by Chief Scientific Officer Daren Ure, PhD, at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, from April 15-19, 2023. The presentation, titled Rencofilstat Exerts a Dominant Role in Synergistic Anti-PD1-Combination Effects in a Fatty Liver Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, is scheduled for April 18, 2023, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET. Rencofilstat is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials for treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and has received Fast Track and Orphan Drug designations from the FDA for its potential applications. The company utilizes its proprietary AI platform, AI-POWR™, for precision medicine in identifying responsive NASH patients.
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EDISON, N.J., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEPA), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)-driven therapeutic drug development for the treatment of fibrotic diseases, including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (“NASH”), hepatocellular carcinoma (“HCC”), and other chronic diseases, announced that an abstract highlighting its lead drug candidate, rencofilstat, will be presented by its Chief Scientific Officer, Daren Ure, PhD, at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, which is being held April 15-19, 2023, in Orlando, Florida.
Poster Presentation Details
Title: Rencofilstat Exerts a Dominant Role in Synergistic Anti-PD1-Combination Effects in a Fatty Liver Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Authors: Ure D, Leslie J, Haddon L, Variya B, Fu C, Mann J, Mann D
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET
A copy of the presentation materials will be accessible on the Company’s website at www.hepionpharma.com under “Publications” in the Pipeline section.
About Hepion Pharmaceuticals
The Company’s lead drug candidate, rencofilstat, is a potent inhibitor of cyclophilins, which are involved in many disease processes. Rencofilstat has been shown to reduce liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma tumor burden in experimental disease models and is currently in Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of NASH. In November 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) granted Fast Track designation for rencofilstat for the treatment of NASH. That was followed in June 2022 by the FDA’s granting of Orphan Drug designation to rencofilstat for the treatment of HCC.
Hepion has created a proprietary AI platform, called AI-POWR™, which stands for Artificial Intelligence – Precision Medicine; Omics (including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, and lipidomics); World database access; and Response and clinical outcomes. Hepion intends to use AI-POWR™ to help identify which NASH patients will best respond to rencofilstat, potentially shortening development timelines and increasing the observable differences between placebo and treatment groups. In addition to using AI-POWR™ to drive its ongoing NASH clinical development program, Hepion intends to use the platform to identify additional potential indications for rencofilstat to expand the company’s footprint in the cyclophilin inhibition therapeutic space.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Kilmer
Hepion Pharmaceuticals Investor Relations
Direct: (646) 274-3580
skilmer@hepionpharma.com
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