Pieris Pharmaceuticals Announces Successful Completion of Safety Milestone and Initiation of Efficacy Portion of Phase 2a Trial of PRS-060/AZD1402

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Jan 03, 2022

BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 3, 2022 / Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PIRS), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing novel biotherapeutics through its proprietary Anticalin® technology platform for respiratory diseases, cancer, and other indications, today announced the successful completion of the sponsor safety review of part 1a of the multi-center, placebo-controlled phase 2a study of dry powder inhaler-formulated PRS-060/AZD1402. PRS-060/AZD1402 is an IL-4 receptor alpha inhibitor under development in collaboration with AstraZeneca for the treatment of moderate-to-severe asthma. Completion of part 1a allows the start of enrollment for part 2a (efficacy of the low and medium doses) and part 1b (safety of the high dose) of the study.