Mereo BioPharma to Host Conferene Call Highlighting Top-line Clinical Data from “ASTRAEUS” Phase 2 Study of Alvelestat

LONDON and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mereo BioPharma Group plc (NASDAQ: MREO), “Mereo” or “the Company”, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology and rare diseases, today announced it will host a conference call on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. ET to review top-line clinical data from its “ASTRAEUS” Phase 2 Study of Alvelestat in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency-associated Emphysema.

Conference Call Details:
US: (866) 374-5140
(International): (404) 400-0571
Conference ID: 50222760

A live and archived audio webcast can be accessed through the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.mereobiopharma.com. The archived webcast will remain available on the Company’s website for fourteen (14) days following the call.

About Mereo BioPharma
Mereo BioPharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics that aim to improve outcomes for oncology and rare diseases and plans to commercialize selected rare disease programs. The Company has developed a portfolio of six clinical stage product candidates. Mereo’s lead oncology product candidate, etigilimab (anti-TIGIT), has advanced into an open label Phase 1b/2 basket study evaluating anti-TIGIT in combination with an anti-PD-1 in a range of tumor types including three rare tumors and three gynecological carcinomas, cervical, ovarian, and endometrial carcinomas. The Company’s second oncology product, navicixizumab, for the treatment of late line ovarian cancer, has completed a Phase 1 study and has been partnered with OncXerna Therapeutics, Inc., formerly Oncologie, Inc. The Company has two rare disease product candidates, alvelestat for the treatment of severe Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS), and setrusumab for the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Alvelestat has recently received U.S. Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of AATD and is being investigated in an ongoing Phase 2 proof-of-concept study in the U.S. and Europe, with top-line data expected in early Q2 2022. The Company’s partner, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc., is expected to initiate a pivotal Phase 2/3 pediatric study and young adult study (5-25 years old) for setrusumab in OI in H1 2022.

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