Biotest AG: Biotest regains rights to Tregalizumab (BT-061)
Biotest AG / Key word(s): Alliance / Biotest regains rights to Tregalizumab (BT-061) - AbbVie exercised its rights to opt-out of the worldwide license, development and commercialisation agreement
Tregalizumab is an investigational humanised anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody, inducing selective activation of regulatory T-cells. As announced on April 24, 2015, the phase IIb study (TREAT 2b) of Tregalizumab (BT-061) in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) did not meet its primary endpoint. Results of this trial are planned to be presented to the medical community at the conference of the American College of Rheumatology in November 2015. "We thank AbbVie for their collaboration to advance the clinical development of Tregalizumab", commented Dr. Bernhard Ehmer, CEO of Biotest. "We evaluate the data from the ongoing study also in the context of previous study results in RA and other indications. The decision how to proceed with the further development will be taken within the next two months." As already communicated a decision to discontinue the development of Tregalizumab (BT-061), would reduce this year's earnings by About Treat 2b About Biotest Biotest AG, Landsteinerstr. 5, 63303 Dreieich, www.biotest.de Securities' ID No., ISIN ordinary shares: 522720, DE0005227201 Disclaimer This document contains forward-looking statements on overall economic development as well as on the business, earnings, financial and assets position of Biotest AG and its subsidiaries. These statements are based on current plans, estimates, forecasts and expectations of the company and are thus subject to risks and elements of uncertainty that could result in significant deviation of actual developments from expected developments. The forward-looking statements are only valid at the time of publication. Biotest does not intend to update the forward-looking statements and assumes no obligation to do so. 2015-06-24 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.medientreff.de and www.dgap.de |
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