Celldex Announces Upcoming Late Breaking Oral Presentation of 52 Week Results from Barzolvolimab Phase 2 Study in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria at EADV Congress 2024

/EIN News/ -- HAMPTON, N.J., Sept. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDX) announced today that an abstract describing 52 week results from the Company’s Phase 2 clinical trial of barzolvolimab in patients with moderate to severe chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) refractory to antihistamines, including patients with biologic-refractory disease, has been accepted as a late breaking oral presentation at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress 2024 being held in Amsterdam on September 25-28, 2024.

Abstracts will be available on the EADV Congress website at the start of the meeting. Presentation details are as follows:

Abstract Title: Barzolvolimab shows profound efficacy and favorable safety over 52 weeks in patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Presenting Author: Martin Metz, M.D., Professor of Dermatology and Allergy at Charité - Universitätsmedizin in Berlin
Session: D1T01.2: Late breaking news
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 25^th at 16:45-17:00 CEST (10:45 – 11:00 am ET)

In addition, an e-Poster (#P3596) entitled “Barzolvolimab treatment improves quality of life and urticaria control in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU): Results from a Phase 2 trial” will be available at EADV in the e-poster area and on the online EADV platform. These data are from the 12 week analysis.

About Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
Celldex is a clinical stage biotechnology company leading the science at the intersection of mast cell biology and the development of transformative therapeutics for patients. Our pipeline includes antibody-based therapeutics which have the ability to engage the human immune system and/or directly affect critical pathways to improve the lives of patients with severe inflammatory, allergic, autoimmune and other devastating diseases. Visit www.celldex.com.

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Sarah Cavanaugh
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Administration
(508) 864-8337
scavanaugh@celldex.com

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Meru Advisors
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