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LUND, Sweden, Feb. 18, 2016 --
Laquinimod
- In April, it was announced that the first patient was enrolled to ARPEGGIO, which is evaluating laquinimod's potential for treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS)
- In June, it was announced that the company was to focus its operations on the laquinimod projects and adjust the organization accordingly
- In June, it was announced that the Phase 3 laquinimod study CONCERTO was fully enrolled
- In October, Teva presented data concerning laquinimod for the treatment of multiple sclerosis at the ECTRIMS congress
- The high dose group in the clinical studies CONCERTO, ARPEGGIO and LEGATO has been discontinued due to cardiovascular events
- The study results from both the pivotal clinical Phase 3 study CONCERTO in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and the Phase 2 study ARPEGGIO, evaluating laquinimod for the treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), are expected in the first half of 2017
Tasquinimod
- In April, it was announced that Active Biotech and Ipsen were to discontinue development of tasquinimod for the treatment of prostate cancer
- The final results from the 10TASQ10 study were presented in September 2015 at the ECC conference and demonstrated that while the primary endpoint was reached and tasquinimod treatment resulted in a prolonged radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS), 7.0 vs. 4.4 months, the positive effect on rPFS did not translate into an improved OS
ANYARA, Paquinimod (57-57) and ISI
- Out-licensing activities are continuing
Financial summary
| MSEK | Oct - Dec | Jan. - Dec. | ||||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||
| Net sales | 5.0 | 2.9 | 16.3 | 10.4 | ||
| Operating loss | -28.2 | -55.6 | -177.9 | -228.5 | ||
| Loss for the period | -40.8 | -57.0 | -193.5 | -231.5 | ||
| Loss per share, before and after dilution (SEK) | -0.45 | -0.73 | -2.15 | -3.02 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 103.6 | 328.5 | ||||
For further information, please contact:
Tomas Leanderson, President and CEO
Tel: +46 (0)46 19 20 95
Hans Kolam, CFO
Tel: +46 (0)46 19 20 44
Active Biotech AB
(Corp. Reg. No. 556223-9227)
Box 724, SE-220 07 Lund, Sweden
Tel: +46 (0)46 19 20 00
Fax: +46 (0)46 19 11 00
The report is also available at www.activebiotech.com.
Active Biotech AB Year-end report January - December 2015 http://hugin.info/1002/R/1986986/729147.pdf
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