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Healio Highlights Dr. Gerard Criner’s Presentation on Pegtarazimod During Mini Symposium at American Thoracic Society International Conference

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Healio highlighted a mini symposium at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference featuring Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, Director of the Temple Lung Center, on pegtarazimod, a dual-acting, anti-inflammatory peptide. The data from the phase 2a BRIGHT clinical trial demonstrated pegtarazimod was safe and well-tolerated in hospitalized AE-COPD patients, and compared to patients receiving placebo, improvements in oxygen utilization and inflammatory biomarkers were observed.