Q32 Bio Announces Late-Breaking Presentation of Results from SIGNAL-AA Part A Clinical Trial of Bempikibart in Alopecia Areata at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting
-- Oral presentation to highlight Phase 2a Part A results of the randomized, placebo-controlled SIGNAL-AA clinical trial evaluating bempikibart in patients with severe and very severe alopecia areata (AA) --
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Q32 Bio Inc. (Nasdaq: QTTB) ("Q32 Bio"), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing biologic therapeutics to restore immune homeostasis, today announced that results from Part A of its SIGNAL-AA Phase 2a clinical trial of bempikibart in patients with alopecia areata (AA) will be presented in a late-breaking oral session at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting, taking place March 7-11 in Orlando, FL. Bempikibart is a fully human anti-IL-7Rα antibody that re-regulates adaptive immune function by blocking IL-7 and TSLP signaling for the treatment of AA currently being evaluated in a Phase 2 program.
"We are honored that the Phase 2a SIGNAL-AA data from bempikibart was selected for an oral late-breaking presentation at this year's AAD annual meeting, which provides recognition of its promising clinical activity and well-tolerated safety profile. This acknowledgement reinforces our conviction in bempikibart's potential to transform the treatment paradigm for a disease in desperate need of better options," said Jodie Morrison, Chief Executive Officer of Q32 Bio. "The growing enthusiasm in the field underscores our decision to focus on advancing bempikibart in AA, and we look forward to sharing our results."
Oral Presentation Details:
Title: Initial Results from the SIGNAL-AA Study: Randomized Placebo Controlled Phase 2a Trial of a Bempikibart, Novel IL-7/TSLP Bifunctional Receptor Antagonist in Patients with Severe or Very Severe Alopecia Areata Presenter: Brett King, M.D., Ph.D., of Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut, and former Associate Professor of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine Session Title: S028 - Late-Breaking Research: Session 1 Date & Time:Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 10:36 a.m. to 10:48 a.m. ET Location: Chapin Theater – Level II
About Q32 Bio
Q32 Bio is a clinical stage biotechnology company whose science targets potent regulators of the adaptive immune system to re-balance immunity in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
Q32 Bio is advancing bempikibart (ADX-914), a fully human anti-IL-7Rα antibody that re-regulates adaptive immune function for the treatment of autoimmune diseases being evaluated in a Phase 2 program. The IL-7 and TSLP pathways have been genetically and biologically implicated in driving several T cell-mediated pathological processes in numerous autoimmune diseases.
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