LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CalciMedica Inc. ("CalciMedica") (Nasdaq: CALC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel inhibition therapies for acute and chronic inflammatory and immunologic illnesses, today announced the acceptance of a late-breaking abstract for a plenary presentation by Prof. Robert Sutton from the University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the upcoming American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting being held October 28-30 in Philadelphia, PA and virtually. Prof. Sutton is the chair of the Steering Committee for the CARPO acute pancreatitis (AP) with accompanying systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) clinical trial.
Details for the presentation are as follows:
Presenter: Prof. Robert Sutton, B.A. (Hons), M.B., B.S., D.Phil., FRCS, University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Session Title: Simultaneous Plenary Session 4A
Session Date and Time: Wednesday, October 30, 10:00-10:15 a.m. ET
Location: Grand Ballroom
Abstract #: 64
Abstract Authors: Prof. Robert Sutton, B.A. (Hons), M.B., B.S., D.Phil., FRCS, Liverpool Pancreatitis Research Group, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Pramod K. Garg, M.D., D.M., Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences; Bechien Wu, M.D., MPH, Division of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center; Sudarshan Hebbar, M.D., CalciMedica, Inc.; W. Frank Peacock, M.D., FACEP, FACC, FESC, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Timothy B. Gardner, M.D., M.S., FACG, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
About CalciMedica
CalciMedica is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel CRAC channel inhibition therapies for inflammatory and immunologic diseases. CalciMedica's proprietary technology targets the inhibition of CRAC channels to modulate the immune response and protect against tissue cell injury, with the potential to provide therapeutic benefits in life-threatening inflammatory and immunologic diseases for which there are currently no approved therapies. CalciMedica's lead product candidate Auxora™ has demonstrated positive and consistent clinical results in multiple completed efficacy clinical trials. CalciMedica has announced topline data for a Phase 2b trial (called CARPO – NCT04681066) in patients with AP with SIRS and completed a Phase 2 trial (called CARDEA – NCT04345614) in patients with COVID pneumonia. The Company is currently conducting a Phase 2 trial (called KOURAGE – NCT06374797) in patients with AKI with associated AHRF with data expected in 2025 and continuing to support the ongoing Phase 1/2 trial (called CRSPA – NCT04195347) in patients with AIPT with data expected in 2025. CalciMedica was founded by scientists from Torrey Pines Therapeutics and the Harvard CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA. For more information, please visit www.calcimedica.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements which include, but are not limited to, CalciMedica's ongoing and planned clinical trials and the timing, design, expected patient enrollment thereof and the expected timing for the release of data from those trials, including its Phase 2b CARPO trial of Auxora for AP with accompanying SIRS, its ongoing Phase 1/2 CRSPA trial of Auxora in pediatric patients with AIPT, and its planned Phase 2 KOURAGE trial of Auxora in AKI with associated AHRF; the potential benefits of Auxora for the treatment of AP, AKI and AIPT; and the potential of CalciMedica's proprietary technology to provide therapeutic benefits in life-threatening inflammatory and immunologic diseases. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CalciMedica's expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements as a result of uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements are included under the caption "Risk Factors" in CalciMedica's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and elsewhere in CalciMedica's subsequent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K filed with the SEC from time to time and available at www.sec.gov. These documents can be accessed on CalciMedica's web page at ir.calcimedica.com/financials-filings/sec-filings. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date hereof, and CalciMedica undertakes no obligation to update them after this date, except as required by law.
CalciMedica Contact:
Investors and Media
Argot Partners
Sarah Sutton/Kevin Murphy
calcimedica@argotpartners.com
(212) 600-1902
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