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4DMT to Present Interim Data from 4D-150 Phase 1/2 PRISM Clinical Trial for Wet AMD at ARVO 2023, and Promotes Robert Kim, M.D. to Chief Medical Officer
Interim data to be presented in an oral presentation by Dr. Arshad M. Khanani, M.D., M.A., FASRS at the 2023 ARVO Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 27, 2023
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[{"type":"text","content":"Interim data to be presented in an oral presentation by Dr. Arshad M. Khanani, M.D., M.A., FASRS at the 2023 ARVO Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. ETPromoted Robert Kim, M.D. from SVP to Chief Medical Officer and Therapeutic Head, OphthalmologyCompany to host live webcast on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. ET EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 4D Molecular Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FDMT, 4DMT or the Company), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company harnessing the power of directed evolution for targeted genetic medicines, today announced an oral presentation of interim data from the 4D-150 Phase 1/2 PRISM clinical trial for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) at the 2023 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting being held April 23-27, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 4D-150 is designed for single, low-dose intravitreal delivery of a transgene payload that expresses both aflibercept and a VEGF-C inhibitory RNAi and is currently in clinical development for wet AMD and diabetic macular edema (DME). Interim data from Phase 1 cohorts (n=3 dose cohorts; N=15 patients) of the 4D-150 Phase 1/2 PRISM clinical trial for wet AMD will be presented in an oral presentation by Arshad M Khanani, M.D., M.A., FASRS, Managing Partner and Director of Clinical Research at Sierra Eye Associates, Clinical Associate Professor at University of Nevada, Reno, and a Principal Investigator in the 4D-150 PRISM clinical trial. The Company will host a live webcast on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the interim Phase 1 cohort clinical data and provide a program update. In addition, 4DMT announced the promotion of Robert (Bob) Kim, M.D. to Chief Medical Officer, further supporting 4DMT’s strategy of becoming a fully integrated large market genetic medicines company with an expanding pipeline of product candidates for large market ophthalmologic diseases. “I am thrilled to promote Bob to our Executive Team as we continue to advance each of our five product candidates in clinical development and enhance our genetic medicine platform,” said David Kirn, M.D., Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of 4DMT. “Bob’s extensive experience and leadership in the biotechnology industry, clinical research and development, deep knowledge as an educator and clinician ...