ASIT Biotech To Disclose The Detailed Results Of Its Phase III Clinical Study With gp-ASIT+ For The Treatment Of Grass Pollen Rhinoconjunctivitis At EAACI 2017

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ASIT biotech (Euronext: ASIT - BE0974289218), a Belgian clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and future commercialization of breakthrough immunotherapy products for the treatment of allergies, is proud to have the opportunity to present two late-breaking communications on the detailed results of its phase III clinical study with gp-ASIT+™, its product candidate for the treatment of grass pollen rhinoconjunctivitis, at the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) congress in Helsinki, June 17-21, 2017.

EAACI is the most important event of the Academy, and is one of the biggest international meetings dedicated to Allergology and Clinical Immunology. It gathers thousands of delegates from all around the world, and offers simultaneous sessions covering all aspects of the Academy’s specialty.

The two ASIT biotech’s late-breaking abstracts have been selected by the EAACI review committee:

Title: Efficacy of a 3-week subcutaneous immunotherapy course in patients with grass pollen-induced rhinoconjunctivitis: Results of a phase-3 study
Presenter: Pr. Dr. Ralph Mösges (University of Köln)
Session: LB PDS 4 Allergen immunotherapy: Vaccines and clinical – June 19, 2017 – 10:45 am
Session type: Poster discussion

Title: Short Course treatment of Subcutaneous Peptide Hydrolysate from Lolium Perenne suppresses Basophil Responses and induces IgG-associated Blocking Antibodies: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
Presenter: Dr. Mohamed Shamji (Imperial College of London)
Session: LB OAS 5 Allergen Immunotherapy – mechanisms and vaccines – June 21, 2017 – 10:30 am
Session type: Oral presentation

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About ASIT biotech

ASIT biotech is a Belgian clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and future commercialisation of a range of breakthrough immunotherapy products for the treatment of allergies. Thanks to its innovative ASIT+™ technology platform, ASIT biotech is currently the only developer of AIT product candidates consisting of a unique mixture of highly purified natural allergen fragments in an optimal size selection. This innovation results in a short treatment, expected to improve patient compliance and real-life effectiveness. ASIT biotech’s product pipeline entails two novel ASIT+™ product candidates targeting respiratory allergy with the highest prevalence (i.e. grass pollen: gp-ASIT+™ and house dust mite: hdm-ASIT+™), that could significantly expand the current immunotherapy market. The Company believes that its innovative ASIT+™ platform is flexible and would be applicable across a range of allergies.

ASIT biotech has a headcount of 22 staff members, at its headquarters in Brussels and a laboratory in Liège, Belgium.

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