Active Biotech's partner Teva presents new data on laquinimod for the treatment of multiple sclerosis at 7th joint ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS Meeting

 
Lund, October 19, 2017 - Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announces that the collaboration partner Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) will present new data on laquinimod, an investigational MS therapy in three presentations at the 7^th Joint Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) in Paris, October 25-28, 2017. For further information, please see www.tevapharm.com.

Teva-sponsored data on laquinimod include:

[P1.431] Transcriptomic Analysis of Disease Reversal in EAE: Comparison of Laquinimod and FTY-720 (Poster Session 1, October 26, 2017, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.) H. Belinson, S. Barash, J. Kaye, E. Raymond, D. Laifenfeld, R. Laufer

[P13.233] CONCERTO: A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Laquinimod in Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (Oral Presentation, Parallel Session 13 - Update on relapsing-remitting MS management, October 27, 2017, 3:04 - 3:16 p.m.) G. Comi, T.L. Vollmer, A. Boyko, P. Vermersch, T. Ziemssen, X. Montalban, F.D. Lublin, N. Sasson, Y. Dadon, J.R. Steinerman, V. Knappertz

[EP1778] Laquinimod Regulates Inflammatory Gene Induction in a Human Model of Reactive Astrogliosis (ePosters will be displayed for the duration of the congress; however, they will not be presented during specific sessions) C. Chapouly, J. Mariani, J. Zhang, N. Zach, G.R. John

About laquinimod
Laquinimod is a once-daily oral, investigational, selective aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activator targeting neurodegeneration and inflammation with a novel mechanism of action being developed for the treatment of relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), primary-progressive MS (PPMS) and Huntington disease (HD).

Lund October 19, 2017
Active Biotech AB (publ)

For further information, please contact:
Helén Tuvesson, President & CEO
Tel +46 46 19 20 95
Email: [email protected]

Hans Kolam, CFO
Tel +46 46 19 20 44
Email: [email protected] 
 

Active Biotech AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: ACTI) is a biotechnology company with focus on neurodegenerative/ inflammatory diseases and cancer. Laquinimod, an orally administered small molecule with unique immunomodulatory properties, is in Phase 2 development for the treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis and Huntington's disease. Anyara, cancer immunotherapy, previously in clinical Phase 1-2/3 development in patients with pancreatic-, lung- or renal cancer. Furthermore, commercial activities are conducted for the tasquinimod, paquinimod and SILC projects. Please visit www.activebiotech.com for more information.

Active Biotech AB
(Corp. Reg. No. 556223-9227)
Box 724, SE-220 07 Lund, Sweden
Tel: +46 (0)46 19 20 00

The information was submitted for publication at 14.00 a.m. CET on November 19, 2017.

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