Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC) and its gastroenterology (GI) business, Salix Pharmaceuticals, today announced that they will be presenting data from its Phase 2 trial evaluating Amiselimod as treatment for active ulcerative colitis (UC). The data will be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024 during the IMIBD Late Breakers and Innovations in IBD session on Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
"We are pleased to present late-breaking data on Amiselimod, our investigational, oral, sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator as a potential treatment for the induction of remission in UC," said Tage Ramakrishna, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and President of Research & Development, Bausch Health. "The abstract underscores our steadfast commitment to developing new and innovative therapies for patients with UC."
The research to be featured at DDW 2024 and available via the meeting's online platform is as follows:
- Hanauer, Stephen B. et al. "Amiselimod for the treatment of active ulcerative colitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial" Abstract #4094796
The Phase 2 clinical trial was a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, dose ranging study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Amiselimod in 320 patients with mildly-to- moderately active UC. Bausch Health announced positive topline results from this study in December 2023.
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