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Aclaris Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update
First Subject Dosed in Phase 2a Trial of ATI-1777, an Investigational Topical “Soft” JAK 1/3 Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Atopic
About this update from Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"First Subject Dosed in Phase 2a Trial of ATI-1777, an Investigational Topical “Soft” JAK 1/3 Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Atopic DermatitisInitiated Phase 2a Trial of ATI-450, an Investigational Oral MK2 Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome (CAPS) WAYNE, Pa., Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel drug candidates for immuno-inflammatory diseases, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2020 and provided a corporate update.\n “We have continued to meet our milestones and meaningfully advance our pipeline,” said Dr. Neal Walker, President & CEO of Aclaris. “We recently announced that we dosed our first subject in our Phase 2a trial of ATI-1777 for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. In addition, we initiated our Phase 2a trial of ATI-450 as a potential treatment for cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome, an orphan immuno-inflammatory indication. We look forward to progressing these trials as well as our ongoing trial of ATI-450 for rheumatoid arthritis.” Research and Development Highlights:The global outbreak of COVID-19 continues to rapidly evolve and has caused and may continue to cause Aclaris to experience disruptions that could impact the timing of its research and development and regulatory activities listed below. ATI-450, an investigational oral small molecule MK2 inhibitor compound: ATI-450-RA-201: An ongoing Phase 2a clinical trial to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ATI-450 in subjects with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Aclaris’ planned enrollment for this trial is up to 25 subjects. Aclaris anticipates reporting data from this trial in the first half of 2021. ATI-450-CAPS-201: An ongoing Phase 2a open-label, single-arm clinical trial to investigate the safety, tolerability, efficacy and pharmacodynamics of ATI-450 for the maintenance of remission in subjects with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) previously managed with anti-IL1 therapy. Aclaris’ planned enrollment for this trial is up to 10 subjects. The primary endpoint of the trial is an assessment of safety and tolerability. The key secondary efficacy endpoint of the trial is the proportion of...