CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and NESS ZIONA, Israel, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BiomX Inc. (NYSE American: PHGE) (“BiomX” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage company advancing novel natural and engineered phage therapies that target specific pathogenic bacteria, today announced the Company will present data from the Phase 1b/2a study of BX004 for the treatment of cystic fibrosis patients with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infections at ECCMID 2024, which is being held from 27-30 April 2024, in Barcelona, Spain. The abstract submitted by the Company was selected as a “Top Poster”, ranking it among the 1-2% of top-rated abstracts in the category submitted and accepted at ECCMID 2024.
Details of the presentation:
| Title: | Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection treated with a nebulised phage cocktail in patients with cystic fibrosis: a phase 1b/2a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study |
| Poster number: | P2546 |
| Session type: | Poster Session |
| Session title: | 5c. New or repurposed antibacterial agents: clinical studies and randomized trials |
| Session date: | April 28, 2024 |
| Session time/location: | 12:00-13:30 CEST in Poster Area |
| Presenter: | Urania Rappo, MD, BiomX Inc., Cambridge, MA, United States |
| The poster will also be made available as an ePoster for viewing by delegates on the ECCMID virtual platform during ECCMID 2024 and in the publications section of the BiomX website. | |
About BX004
BiomX is developing BX004, a fixed multi-phage cocktail, for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (“CF”) patients with chronic pulmonary infections caused by P. aeruginosa, a main contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with CF. In November 2023, BiomX announced positive topline results from Part 2 of the Phase 1b/2a trial where BX004 demonstrated improvement in pulmonary function associated with a reduction in P. aeruginosa burden compared to placebo in a predefined subgroup of patients with reduced lung function1.
BiomX expects to initiate a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center Phase 2b trial in CF patients with chronic P. aeruginosa pulmonary infections in the fourth quarter of 2024. The trial is designed to enroll approximately 60 patients randomized in a 2:1 ratio to BX004 or placebo. Treatment is expected to be administered via inhalation twice daily for a duration of 8 weeks. The trial is designed to demonstrate microbiologic reduction of P. aeruginosa burden in sputum and evaluate clinical parameters such as lung function measured by FEV1 and patient reported outcomes, as well as monitor the safety and tolerability of BX004. Trial results are expected in the third quarter 2025. The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted BX004 Fast Track designation and Orphan Drug Designation.
About BiomX
BiomX is a clinical-stage company developing both natural and engineered phage cocktails and personalized phage treatments designed to target and destroy bacteria in the treatment of chronic diseases. BiomX discovers and validates proprietary bacterial targets and customizes phage compositions against these targets. For more information, please visit www.biomx.com, the content of which does not form a part of this press release.
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BiomX Contacts
Investor Relations:
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
John Fraunces
Managing Director
(917) 355-2395
jfraunces@lifesciadvisors.com, or
Brian Mullen
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
(203) 461-1175
Bmullen@lifesciadvisors.com
BiomX, Inc.
Assaf Oron
Chief Business Officer
assafo@biomx.com
Source: BiomX Inc.
