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Benitec Biopharma to Host Virtual R&D Day to Discuss BB-301 Clinical Program in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy on April 18, 2024
HAYWARD, Calif., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Benitec Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: BNTC) (“Benitec” or “Company”), a clinical-stage, gene therapy-focused,
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[{"type":"text","content":"HAYWARD, Calif., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Benitec Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: BNTC) (“Benitec” or “Company”), a clinical-stage, gene therapy-focused, biotechnology company developing novel genetic medicines based on its proprietary “Silence and Replace” DNA-directed RNA interference (“ddRNAi”) platform, today announced it will host a virtual R&D Day, on Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET. To register, click here. The event will feature two key opinion leaders who will discuss the clinical symptoms and the natural history of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD), a rare genetic muscle disorder. The key opinion leaders will also review the clinical and radiographic methods employed to evaluate disease progression and discuss the current treatment landscape for patients diagnosed with OPMD. Bernard Brais, MDCM, PhD - Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University Health CentreEmily Plowman, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA - Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine The event will focus on the Company’s clinical development program for its investigational gene therapy agent BB-301, which is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial for the treatment of OPMD-derived dysphagia. Key areas of focus will include discussions of clinical, radiographic, and subject-reported assessments of disease progression, clinical study design, and the specific primary and secondary endpoints that will be used to quantify subject improvement over the course of the BB-301 clinical development program. A live question and answer session will follow the formal presentations. About Bernard Brais, MDCM, PhD Bernard Brais, MDCM, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University Health Centre (MGH, MNH) is Director of the Rare Neurological Diseases Group. He completed his MDCM, neurology residency and PhD at McGill. He is also trained as a historian of neurosciences and genetics. His research largely focuses on the genetic basis of neurogenetic disorders with founder effects in Quebec, with an increasing focus on disorders with ataxic manifestations such as Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS). Since 2007, he ...