Arena Pharmaceuticals to host talks about treatment of autoimmune diseases

Arena Pharmaceuticals ARNA), today announced that it will host a key opinion leader (KOL) event for investors focused on sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulation in the treatment of autoimmune diseases in New York City on Monday, January 29.

The meeting will feature presentations by KOLs, Jerold Chun, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Senior Vice President of Neuroscience Drug Discovery at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), and Eric Gershwin, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Medicine, as well as the Jack and Donald Chia Professor of Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of California Davis School of Medicine. The discussion will include the biology and function of S1P receptors and the broad potential of S1P receptor modulators for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Both KOLs will be available to answer questions during the event.

Additionally, Arena Pharmaceuticals’ management team will provide an overview of etrasimod, an investigational-stage oral S1P receptor modulator being evaluated for multiple autoimmune diseases.

S1P modulation is associated with over 400 diseases, with 80+ high-potential targets across multiple therapeutic areas. The etrasimod optimized receptor and pharmacokinetic profile provides for broad clinical utility resulting in the potential to treat patients across various autoimmune indications.

Etrasimod is currently in a Phase 2 multinational trial for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC); additional Phase 2 studies for pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) are also ongoing. Etrasimod Phase 2 data in UC are expected in Q1 2018.