Crinetics Hosting Key Opinion Leader Webinar to Discuss the Current Treatment Landscape and Unmet Need in Acromegaly

SAN DIEGO, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- . (Nasdaq: CRNX) today announced that it will host a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) webinar on August 8, 2023 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time, featuring presentations by KOLs Beverly MK Biller M.D. and Karen JP Liebert, R.N., BSN, both of Massachusetts General Hospital, who will discuss the current landscape and unmet medical need in acromegaly, as well as the treatment burden associated with standard-of-care injectable somatostatin receptor ligands (SRLs).

In addition, the Crinetics management team will discuss its pipeline of internally discovered oral small molecule drug candidates, with a focus on the Phase 3 PATHFNDR-1 study of , an investigational, once-daily oral small molecule somatostatin receptor type 2 agonist.

A live question and answer session will follow the formal presentations.

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Beverly MK Biller, M.D., is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a faculty member in the Neuroendocrine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Biller directs the Clinical Fellowship in Adult Endocrinology and Metabolism at MGH and conducts research related to the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disorders. She has co-authored clinical practice guidelines on pituitary topics for the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the European Society of Endocrinology.

Karen JP Liebert, R.N., B.S.N., is a research nurse / study coordinator in the Neuroendocrine Department at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Ms. Liebert has extensive experience caring for adult patients with medical issues related to the pituitary gland, as well as recruiting and coordinating clinical trial participants, executing trial procedures, and monitoring the overall health of study participants. She is a member of the Endocrine Nursing Society and has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications.

About Acromegaly

is a serious disease generally caused by a pituitary adenoma, a benign tumor in the pituitary that secretes growth hormone (GH). Excess GH secretion causes excess secretion of IGF-1 from the liver. Together, excess of these hormones leads to the symptoms of acromegaly, including abnormal growth of hands and feet, alteration of facial features, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, joint aches, deepening of voice due to enlarged vocal cords, fatigue, sleep apnea, enlargement of heart, liver and other organs, and changes in glucose and lipid metabolism.

Surgical removal of pituitary adenomas, if possible, is the preferred initial treatment for most acromegaly patients. Pharmacological treatments are used for patients who are not candidates for surgery, or when surgery is unsuccessful in achieving treatment goals. Approximately 50% of patients with acromegaly prove to be candidates for pharmacological treatment. Long-acting somatostatin analogues are the most common initial pharmacologic treatment; however, these drugs require monthly depot injections with large gauge needles that are commonly associated with pain, injection site reactions, and increased burden of therapy on the lives of patients.

About Paltusotine

Paltusotine is an investigational, orally available nonpeptide agonist that is designed to be highly selective for the somatostatin receptor type 2 (SST2). It was designed by the Crinetics discovery team to provide a once-daily option for patients with acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumors. A previously completed Phase 1 study of paltusotine showed clinical proof of concept by providing evidence of potent suppression of the growth hormone axis in healthy volunteers. In Phase 2 studies, paltusotine maintained IGF-1 levels in acromegaly patients who switched from injectable depot medications to once-daily oral paltusotine. IGF-1 is the primary biomarker endocrinologists use to manage their acromegaly patients.

In completed studies, paltusotine has been generally well tolerated. The most common treatment-emergent adverse events in Phase 2 trials (>10%) evaluating patients with acromegaly included headache, arthralgia, fatigue, peripheral swelling, paresthesia, and hyperhidrosis.

About Crinetics Pharmaceuticals  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutics for rare endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. Paltusotine, an investigational, oral somatostatin receptor type 2 (SST2) agonist, is in for acromegaly and Phase 2 clinical development for carcinoid syndrome associated with neuroendocrine tumors. Crinetics has demonstrated pharmacologic proof-of-concept in Phase 1 clinical studies for , an investigational, oral ACTH antagonist in development for the treatment of Cushing’s disease and congenital adrenal hyperplasia and for , an investigational, oral somatostatin receptor type 5 (SST5) agonist in development for congenital hyperinsulinism. All of the company’s drug candidates are orally delivered, small molecule new chemical entities resulting from in-house drug discovery efforts.  

Forward-Looking Statements

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