Corbus Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference on August 13, 2015
Presentation With Live Webcast on August 13 at 3:30 p.m. EDT
NORWOOD, MA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/06/15 -- Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP) ("Corbus" or the "Company"), a clinical stage drug development company targeting rare, chronic, and serious inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, announced today that Yuval Cohen, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference on August 13, 2015, at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Dr. Cohen will discuss the Company's clinical development strategy for its investigational drug Resunab™, a novel synthetic oral drug that has the potential to treat chronic inflammation and fibrosis in rare diseases. Resunab is currently in a Phase 2 clinical study for the treatment of dermatomyositis, and the Company expects to commence two additional Phase 2 trials with Resunab for the treatment of cystic fibrosis and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis ("scleroderma"), respectively, this quarter. In addition, Dr. Cohen will discuss the latest corporate and financial updates.
A live audio webcast will be available by accessing the IR Calendar in the Investors section of the Corbus Pharmaceuticals website (www.CorbusPharma.com). The webcast replay will be available approximately two hours after the presentation ends and will be accessible for one month.
About Resunab™
Resunab™ is a novel synthetic oral drug that is a preferential agonist to the CB2 receptor expressed on activated immune cells. CB2 activation triggers endogenous pathways that resolve inflammation and halt fibrosis. Pre-clinical and Phase 1 studies have shown Resunab to have a favorable safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile. It has also demonstrated promising potency in pre-clinical models of inflammation and fibrosis. Resunab triggers resolution of inflammation by increasing production of "Specialized Pro-resolving Lipid Mediators of Inflammation" and anti-inflammatory mediators, while reducing production of pro-inflammatory mediators and reducing the numbers of immune cells in affected tissues. Resunab has direct effects on fibroblasts to halt tissue scarring. In effect, Resunab triggers endogenous pathways to turn "off" chronic inflammation and fibrotic processes, without causing immunosuppression.
About Corbus
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat rare, chronic and serious inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. Our lead product candidate Resunab™ is a novel oral drug that resolves chronic inflammation and fibrotic processes. Resunab is scheduled to commence Phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of cystic fibrosis and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis ("scleroderma") in 2015. In July 2015, we initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial of Resunab in skin-predominant dermatomyositis funded by a grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
For more information, please visit www.CorbusPharma.com and connect with the Company on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and Facebook.
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Released August 6, 2015