– Endocrinology clinical development progress and research in growth hormone deficiency, hypoparathyroidism, achondroplasia, and Turner Syndrome will be highlighted
– Phase 3 Week 52 data for TransCon™ PTH in adults with hypoparathyroidism selected for oral presentation
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced it will showcase its latest Endocrinology Rare Disease programs, data, and research in growth hormone deficiency, hypoparathyroidism, achondroplasia, and Turner Syndrome at ENDO 2023, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society being held June 15-18 in Chicago.
An oral presentation on Saturday, June 17, will feature Phase 3 Week 52 data for TransCon PTH in adults with hypoparathyroidism, and five additional poster presentations listed in the table below will showcase other Ascendis programs and data. In addition, Ascendis will host booth #1628, booth #1740, and two product theaters during ENDO 2023.
| ABSTRACT | PRESENTING AUTHOR | |
| Hypoparathyroidism | ||
| Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of TransCon PTH in Adults with Hypoparathyroidism: 52-Week Results from the Open-Label Extension of the PaTHway Phase 3 Trial
Oral presentation, Saturday, June 17, 4:30-4:45 pm (CDT)) |
Bart L. Clarke, M.D. | |
| Clinical and Economic Burden of Postsurgical Chronic Hypoparathyroidism: A U.S. Medicare Retrospective Analysis
Poster, Saturday, June 17, 1:00 – 2:00 pm (CDT) |
Wahidullah Noori, Pharm. D., M.S. |
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| Achondroplasia | ||
| Significantly Improved Annual Height Velocity with Once-Weekly TransCon CNP in Children with Achondroplasia: The ACcomplisH Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Escalation Trial
Poster, Thursday, Thursday, June 15, 12:30 – 1:30 pm (CDT) |
Ravi Savarirayan, MBBS, FRACP, HGSA, MD | |
| Growth Hormone Deficiency | ||
| Prevalence of Comorbidities Among Treated and Untreated Adults with Suspected Growth Hormone Deficiency
Late Breaker: Poster, Saturday, June 17, 1:00 – 2:00 pm (CDT) |
Subhara Raveendran, Ph.D | |
| Subanalysis by Tanner Stage in Phase 3 Trials in Children and Adolescents with Growth Hormone Deficiency Treated with Lonapegsomatropin
Poster, Thursday, June 15, 12:30 – 1:30 pm (CDT) |
Paul Hofman, MBChB, Dip Obs, FRACP | |
| Turner Syndrome | ||
| Design of the New InsiGHTS Trial: A Multicenter, Phase 2, Randomized, Open-Label, Active Controlled Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Lonapegsomatropin in Prepubertal Individuals with Turner Syndrome
Poster, Thursday, June 15, 12:30 – 1:30 pm (CDT) |
Sohair Abdelrahman, Pharm.D | |
About Ascendis Pharma A/S
Ascendis Pharma is applying its innovative TransCon technology platform to build a leading, fully integrated, global biopharma company focused on making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by its core values of patients, science and passion, the company uses its TransCon technologies to create new and potentially best-in-class therapies. Ascendis is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has additional facilities in Germany (Heidelberg, Berlin and Munich) and the United States (Palo Alto and Redwood City, California, and Princeton, New Jersey). Visit ascendispharma.com to learn more.
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