Summit Therapeutics accelerating preparatory activities for next DMD study

12:27 EDT 19 Apr 2018 | Proactive Investors

Summit Therapeutics PLC's (LON:SUMM, NASDAQ:SMMT) Richard Pye tells Proactive Investors 2017 was a 'landmark' year for them however a number of critical milestones lie ahead of them.

Top-line results for ezutromid, a potential breakthrough treatment for sufferers of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a fatal wasting disease that affects boys are expected to be released in Q3.

The read-out from the Phase II proof-of-concept study is expected from September onwards; however, interim data has already revealed a statistically significant reduction in muscle damage and inflammation in patients after just 24-weeks.

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