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Metacrine Reports Interim Results for MET642 Phase 2a Trial in Patients with NASH and Announces a Strategic Re-Prioritization of Its Clinical Development Programs

October 21, 2021 4:01 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Metacrine, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTCR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering differentiated therapies for patients with liver and gastrointestinal diseases, today reported interim results from a Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of MET642, a farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist, in approximately 60 non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients after 16 weeks of treatment. The Company also announced it is prioritizing its clinical development effort and resources to advance MET642 into a Phase 2 trial in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the first half of 2022.

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Metacrine Reports Interim Results for MET642 Phase 2a Trial in Patients with NASH and Announces a Strategic Re-Prioritization of Its Clinical Development Programs

October 21, 2021 4:01 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Metacrine, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTCR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering differentiated therapies for patients with liver and gastrointestinal diseases, today reported interim results from a Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of MET642, a farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist, in approximately 60 non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients after 16 weeks of treatment. The Company also announced it is prioritizing its clinical development effort and resources to advance MET642 into a Phase 2 trial in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the first half of 2022.

The Phase 2a trial... More