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Sagimet Biosciences to Host Virtual Investor and Analyst Day on Inhibiting Fatty Acid Synthase (FASN) to Reduce Liver Fat, Inflammation and Fibrosis in MASH on May 3, 2024
Sagimet announced positive topline data from its FASCINATE-2 Phase 2b clinical trial of denifanstat in MASH in January 2024 and plans to initiate Phase 3
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[{"type":"text","content":"Sagimet announced positive topline data from its FASCINATE-2 Phase 2b clinical trial of denifanstat in MASH in January 2024 and plans to initiate Phase 3 trial in the second half of 2024\nSAN MATEO, Calif., April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sagimet Biosciences Inc. (Sagimet, Nasdaq: SGMT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitors designed to target dysfunctional metabolic and fibrotic pathways, today announced it will host a virtual investor and analyst day on Friday, May 3, 2024 at 12:30 PM ET. To register, click here. The event will feature Stephen Harrison, MD (Visiting Professor of Hepatology at Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford) who will discuss the unmet need and current treatment landscape for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). It will also include a discussion on the Company's lead drug candidate, denifanstat, an oral, once-daily pill and selective FASN inhibitor and the recent positive Phase 2b FASCINATE-2 data evaluating denifanstat in MASH. A live question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. About Stephen Harrison, MD Stephen Harrison, MD, is the Founder and Chairman of Pinnacle Clinical Research and Co-Founder and Chairman of Summit Clinical Research, LLC in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Harrison earned his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center before completing a 4-year advanced liver disease fellowship at Saint Louis University. Dr. Harrison served as a Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and is currently a Visiting Professor of Hepatology at Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. Dr. Harrison also served as a Colonel in the United States Army. Retiring in 2016, he concluded more than 20 years of dedicated service to his country. During his army tenure, he served as the Director of Graduate Medical Education at Brooke Army Medical Center, Associate Dean for the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium and Gastroenterology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General. He is a past Associate Editor for Hepatology and Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He is internationally ...