Mereo BioPharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics that aim to improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases. Mereo's strategy is to selectively acquire product candidates for rare diseases that have already received significant investment from pharmaceutical and large biotechnology companies and that have substantial preclinical, clinical and manufacturing data packages. Mereoâs lead rare disease product candidate, setrusumab, is being developed for the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) with topline 12-month results from a Phase 2b dose ranging study expected in Q4 2019. Mereoâs second lead product candidate, alvelestat, is being investigated in a Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) with topline data expected in mid-2020. Mereoâs broader pipeline consists of four additional clinical-stage product candidates; acumapimod for the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (âAECOPDâ), leflutrozole for the treatment of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (âHHâ) in obese men, navicixizumab for the treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, and etigilimab for patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
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