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Acurx Pharmaceuticals to Discuss Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results on November 13, 2024
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACXP) ("Acurx" or the "Company"), a late- stage biopharmaceutical
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[{"type":"text","content":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACXP) (\"Acurx\" or the \"Company\"), a late- stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of antibiotics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, announced today that the Company will discuss its third quarter 2024 financial results on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 8:00 am ET before the U.S. financial markets open.\n\nDavid P. Luci, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert G. Shawah, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss the results and provide a business update as follows:\nDate: \nWednesday, November 13, 2024\nTime: \n8:00 a.m. ET\nToll free (U.S.): \n877-790-1503 \nInternational: \nClick here for participant international Toll-Free access numbers\nhttps://www.incommconferencing.com/international-dial-in\nConference ID: \n13749688\nAbout Ibezapolstat\nIbezapolstat is the Company's lead antibiotic candidate preparing to advance to international Phase 3 clinical trials to treat patients with C. difficile Infection (CDI). Ibezapolstat is a novel, orally administered antibiotic being developed as a Gram-Positive Selective Spectrum (GPSS®) antibacterial. It is the first of a new class of DNA polymerase IIIC inhibitors under development by Acurx to treat bacterial infections. Ibezapolstat's unique spectrum of activity, which includes C. difficile but spares other Firmicutes and the important Actinobacteria phyla, appears to contribute to the maintenance of a healthy gut microbiome.\nIn June 2018, ibezapolstat was designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) for the treatment of patients with CDI and will be eligible to benefit from the incentives for the development of new antibiotics established under the Generating New Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act. In January 2019, FDA granted \"Fast Track\" designation to ibezapolstat for the treatment of patients with CDI. The CDC has designated C. difficile as an urgent threat highlighting the need for new antibiotics to treat CDI.\nAbout Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.\nAcurx Pharmaceuticals is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a new class of small molecule antibiotics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections. The Company's approach is to develop antibiotic cand...