Annexon Biosciences to Present Data Highlighting Novel Approach to Treating Complement-Driven Diseases at Upcoming Medical Meetings

BRISBANE, Calif., June 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Annexon, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of complement medicines for patients with classical complement-mediated autoimmune, neurodegenerative and ophthalmic disorders, today announced that the company will present data from across its complement-targeted pipeline at several upcoming medical meetings.

“Our platform approach at Annexon is based on our founding thesis that by inhibiting C1q and the entire classical complement cascade, we could develop medicines that potentially provide more complete protection against the negative upstream and downstream impacts of the classical pathway,” said Ted Yednock, Ph.D., executive vice president and chief innovation officer of Annexon. “We are excited to be showcasing data from several of our pipeline programs at upcoming medical meetings this summer. These data, which we’ll present alongside our academic partners and collaborators, highlight the broad potential of our differentiated approach to treating complement-mediated diseases of the body, brain and eye.”

Presentation details are as follows:

Conference: European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Congress 2022
Presentation Title: High plasma C4d/C4 identifies lupus nephritis patients with disease mediated by activation of the classical complement pathway
Session Date & Time: June 3, 2022, 10:45 – 10:55 a.m. CEST

Conference: The Macula Society 45^th Annual Meeting
Poster Title: Inhibition of C1q protects photoreceptor synapses in a light damage model and is a potential treatment for geographic atrophy
Session Date & Time: June 9, 2022, 11:34 – 11:38 a.m. CEST

Conference: European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 Congress
Poster Title: A Phase 2, open-label study to assess safety, tolerability, and clinical effect of ANX005 in patients with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia and evidence of complement activation (Study Overview & Design)
Session Date & Time: June 10, 2022, 9:00 – 9:10 a.m. CEST

Conference: American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Annual Meeting
Poster Title: Inhibition of C1q protects photoreceptor synapses in a light damage model and is a potential treatment for geographic atrophy
Session Date & Time: July 15, 2022, 9:00 – 9:06 a.m. ET

About Annexon
Annexon (Nasdaq: ANNX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that aims to bring game-changing medicines to patients with classical complement-mediated diseases of the body, brain and eye. The classical complement cascade is a seminal pathway within the immune system that anchors and drives a host of autoimmune, neurodegenerative and ophthalmic diseases. Annexon is advancing a new class of complement medicines targeting the early classical cascade and all downstream pathway components that contribute to disease, while selectively preserving the beneficial immune functions of other complement pathways. Annexon is rigorously developing a pipeline of diversified product candidates across multiple mid- to late- stage clinical trials, with clinical data anticipated throughout 2022 and 2023. For more information, visit www.annexonbio.com.

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