GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel peptide-based therapeutics for liver and cardiometabolic diseases, will host an investor webcast on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 8:30 am E.T. to present topline 24 week data from its IMPACT Phase 2b trial evaluating pemvidutide in the treatment of patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 am E.T. on June 26, 2025. The call will include remarks from Altimmune management and Dr. Mazen Noureddin, Professor of Medicine at the Houston Methodist Hospital and Co-Chairman of the Board for Summit Clinical Research and Pinnacle Clinical Research. Following the conclusion of the call, the webcast will be available for replay on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.altimmune.com .

Conference Call Details:
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time: 8:30 am Eastern Time
Webcast: To listen, the conference call will be webcast live on Altimmune’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.altimmune.com/investors .
Dial-in: To participate or dial-in, register here to receive the dial-in numbers and unique PIN to access the call.

About the IMPACT Study

The IMPACT ( NCT05989711 ) trial enrolled 212 patients with biopsy-confirmed MASH and fibrosis stages F2/F3 with and without diabetes randomized 1:2:2 to receive either weekly subcutaneous pemvidutide at 1.2 mg and 1.8 mg doses or placebo for 24 weeks. Key efficacy endpoints were MASH resolution or fibrosis improvement at 24 weeks. Secondary endpoints included weight loss and non-invasive tests. Patients will receive a total of 48 weeks of treatment, and a final readout is anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2025.

About Pemvidutide

Pemvidutide is a novel, investigational, peptide-based 1:1 GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist in development for the treatment of MASH, obesity, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Alcohol-associated Liver Disease (ALD). Activation of the GLP-1 and glucagon receptors is believed to mimic the complementary effects of diet and exercise on weight loss, with GLP-1 suppressing appetite and glucagon increasing energy expenditure. Glucagon is also recognized as having direct effects on hepatic fat metabolism, which is believed to lead to rapid reductions in levels of liver fat and serum lipids. In clinical trials to date, once-weekly pemvidutide has demonstrated statistically significant MASH resolution and liver fibrosis improvement, compelling weight loss with class-leading lean mass preservation, and robust reductions in liver fat content, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol and blood pressure. The U.S. FDA has granted Fast Track designation to pemvidutide for the treatment of MASH. Pemvidutide completed the MOMENTUM Phase 2 obesity trial in 2024 and the ongoing IMPACT Phase 2b MASH trial, for which data will be reported on tomorrow’s call. IND applications in AUD and ALD have received FDA clearance, with a Phase 2 trial in AUD underway and a Phase 2 trial in ALD scheduled to commence in Q3 2025.

About Altimmune

Altimmune is a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel peptide-based therapeutics for liver and cardiometabolic diseases. The Company’s lead program is pemvidutide, a GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist for the treatment of MASH, obesity, AUD and ALD. For more information, please visit www.altimmune.com .

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Company Contact:
Greg Weaver
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 240-654-1450
[email protected]

Investor Contact:
Lee Roth
Burns McClellan
Phone: 646-382-3403
[email protected]

Media Contact:
Jake Robison
Inizio Evoke, Biotech
Phone: 619-849-5383
[email protected]

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