Protagonist Therapeutics Announces Plenary Presentation on VERIFY Phase 3 Study with Rusfertide at ASCO 2025
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Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX) announced that results from its VERIFY Phase 3 study of Rusfertide for treating Polycythemia Vera (PV) will be presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting Plenary Session. The presentation will be delivered by Dr. Andrew T. Kuykendall from Moffitt Cancer Center on June 1, 2025, at 2:09 PM CDT in McCormick Place, Hall B1.
The VERIFY study is a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Rusfertide's effectiveness in PV treatment. The selection for a plenary presentation at ASCO, scheduled for May 30 - June 3, 2025, represents a significant platform for sharing these important clinical findings.
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- Selection for ASCO Plenary Session indicates high-impact clinical results
- Phase 3 trial completion represents significant milestone in drug development
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NEWARK, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 23, 2025 / Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. ("Protagonist" or the "Company") announced that an abstract was accepted for presentation at the Plenary Session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting being held May 30 - June 3, 2025.
Presentation Details:
Presenting Author: Andrew T. Kuykendall, M.D. (Moffitt Cancer Center)
Title: Results From VERIFY, a Phase 3, Double-Blind, Placebo (PBO)-Controlled Study of Rusfertide for Treatment of Polycythemia Vera (PV)
Abstract: LBA3
Session Name: Plenary Session
Session Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025
Presentation Time: 2:09 PM - 2:21 PM CDT
Location: McCormick Place, Hall B1
About Protagonist
Protagonist Therapeutics is a discovery through late-stage development biopharmaceutical company. Two novel peptides derived from Protagonist's proprietary discovery platform are currently in advanced Phase 3 clinical development, with New Drug Application submissions to the FDA potentially in 2025. Icotrokinra (formerly, JNJ-2113) is a first-in-class investigational targeted oral peptide that selectively blocks the Interleukin-23 receptor ("IL-23R") which is licensed to J&J Innovative Medicines ("JNJ"), formerly Janssen Biotech, Inc. Following icotrokinra's joint discovery by Protagonist and JNJ scientists pursuant to the companies' IL-23R collaboration, Protagonist was primarily responsible for development of icotrokinra through Phase 1, with JNJ assuming responsibility for development in Phase 2 and beyond. Rusfertide, a mimetic of the natural hormone hepcidin, is currently in Phase 3 development for the rare blood disorder polycythemia vera (PV). Rusfertide is being co-developed and will be co-commercialized with Takeda Pharmaceuticals pursuant to a worldwide collaboration and license agreement entered into in 2024 under which the Company remains primarily responsible for development through NDA filing. The Company also has a number of pre-clinical stage oral drug discovery programs addressing clinically and commercially validated targets, including IL-17 oral peptide antagonist PN-881, oral hepcidin program, and oral obesity program.
More information on Protagonist, its pipeline drug candidates and clinical studies can be found on the Company's website at https://www.protagonist-inc.com/.
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