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Progressing product candidates targeting immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

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We are advancing a pipeline that emphasizes a high-value, potentially best-in-class and best-in-disease biologic for an immune-mediated inflammatory disease. Our lead asset, abdakibart (AVTX-009) , is a high affinity, highly potent humanized IgG monoclonal antibody (mAb) designed to specifically inhibit IL-1β and block downstream inflammatory pathways. Abdakibart (AVTX-009) is currently being studied in the LOTUS Phase 2 trial in participants with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).

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Abdakibart (AVTX-009): Potential best-in-class and best-in-disease profile in HS

Abdakibart (AVTX-009) is an investigational drug being studied as a potential treatment for HS. Because it inhibits IL-1β and blocks inflammatory pathways, abdakibart (AVTX-009) might help control chronic inflammation, nodule and abscess formation, and tissue damage often seen with HS.

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The skin’s complex structure and pressurized environment can limit mAb distribution, often necessitating higher doses for effective target engagement in dermatological conditions such as HS.1,2 However, abdakibart (AVTX-009)’s high affinity, potency, and specificity for IL-1β may help overcome this barrier by enabling effective IL-1β inhibition even when tissue penetration is limited.

Abdakibart (AVTX-009) in HS3

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LOTUS is a global, randomized, double-blind Phase 2 trial of abdakibart (AVTX-009) in people with HS.

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References: 1. Ryman JT, Meibohm B. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2017;6:576-588. 2. Witte-Handel E et al. J Invest Dermatol. 2019;139:1294-1305. 3. Bihorel S et al. AAPS J. 2014;16(5):1009-1017. 4. Clinicaltrials.gov. NCT06603077. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06603077.