BOSTON, Aug. 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zafgen, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZFGN), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to significantly improving the health and well-being of patients affected by obesity and complex metabolic disorders, today announced its second quarter 2016 financial results.
“The compelling efficacy data that we observed in our clinical trials of beloranib, our first-generation MetAP2 inhibitor, demonstrate the potential of MetAP2 inhibition to significantly reduce body weight, improve glycemic control and impact cardiovascular risk factors, and we are now leveraging our experience to focus on the development of our differentiated second generation candidate, ZGN-1061,” said Thomas Hughes, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Zafgen. “ZGN-1061 has been optimized to offer the efficacy advantages of beloranib with an improved safety margin. We look forward to evaluating this promising candidate in the clinical setting as we advance our Phase 1 clinical trial.”
“The compelling efficacy data that we observed in our clinical trials of beloranib, our first-generation MetAP2 inhibitor, demonstrate the potential of MetAP2 inhibition to significantly reduce body weight, improve glycemic control and impact cardiovascular risk factors, and we are now leveraging our experience to focus on the development of our differentiated second generation candidate, ZGN-1061,” said Thomas Hughes, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Zafgen. “ZGN-1061 has been optimized to offer the efficacy advantages of beloranib with an improved safety margin. We look forward to evaluating this promising candidate in the clinical setting as we advance our Phase 1 clinical trial.”
