PureTech's Lung Disease Candidate Slowed Lung Function Decline In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients
PureTech Health plc (NASDAQ:PRTC) stock is up on Monday, after the company announced results from ELEVATE IPF Phase 2b trial of deupirfenidone (LYT-100) for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The trial evaluated deupirfenidone at two doses three times a day (TID) over 26 weeks in IPF patients. Participants in the trial were randomized 1:1:1:1 to receive deupirfenidone 550 mg, deupirfenidone 825 mg, pirfenidone 801 mg (the FDA-approved dose), or placebo TID for 26 weeks, and had the option to e