Patients Enrollment Completed in GLACIER Study
BioInvent and Genentech have announced that all patients have completed enrollment in the GLACIER study, a phase IIa study with BI-204 in patients with stable atherosclerotic vascular disease.
Swedish pharmaceutical company BioInvent International AB and its collaborator Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced that all patients have completed enrollment in the GLACIER study, a phase IIa study with BI-204 in patients with stable atherosclerotic vascular disease.
BI-204 is a monoclonal antibody targeting oxidised forms of LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein) cholesterol, also known as “bad cholesterol.” Its unique mode-of-action is believed to inhibit pro-inflammatory macrophages at the site of the atherosclerotic plaque, reducing inflammation and stabilizing plaque tissue prone to rupture and cause coronary artery disease.
Svein Mathisen, President and CEO of BioInvent, said: “We and our partner, Genentech, are eagerly awai
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