Chemomab Therapeutics' Touts Positive Data From Experimental Drug For Chronic Liver Disease

Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. CMMB on Thursday released results from the Open Label Extension (OLE) portion of the Phase 2 Spring trial assessing nebokitug for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).

More than 90% of Spring trial patients eligible to participate in the OLE chose to continue.

The OLE study confirmed that the drug was safe and well-tolerated in PSC patients receiving 10 mg/kg or 20 mg/kg of nebokitug administered once every three weeks for up to 48 weeks.

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Nebokitug treatment resulted in positive effects, including continued improvements in key liver biomarkers such as the ELF score, the fibrosis-related components of ELF and the fibrosis biomarker PRO-C3.

Liver stiffness scores (transient elastography), as measured by FibroScan were substantially lower in the nebokitug-treated patients with moderate/advanced disease compared to matching historical controls.

Cholestasis-related markers stabilized over 48 weeks of treatment, and total serum bile acids were reduced. OLE patients with moderate/advanced disease treated with nebokitug for 48 weeks showed a significantly lower number of clinical events (4.8%) than matching historical controls (25.8%).

Results from the patients receiving a placebo in the double-blind period who rolled over to receive 33 weeks of treatment during the OLE were consistent with the results in patients treated with nebokitug in the 15-week double-blind study, including stabilization of ELF scores and improvements in liver stiffness compared to baseline.

Price Action: Chemomab stock is up 2.59% at $1.19 at the last check Thursday.

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