Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: KZR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel small molecule therapeutics to treat unmet needs in immune-mediated diseases, today announced that it will present at a virtual Key Opinion Leader (KOL) event hosted by William Blair on zetomipzomib clinical development in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and will also provide a safety update from the PALIZADE Phase 2b clinical trial in patients with active lupus nephritis (LN) on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. ET.
The event will feature Aparna Goel, MD, a general transplant and hepatologist at Stanford University, who will discuss the burden of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) on patients, current treatments and unmet needs, and expectations for how the treatment landscape will evolve in coming years. Zung To, SVP of Clinical Development, will also provide an overview of the PORTOLA Phase 2a clinical trial of zetomipzomib in patients with AIH. Kezar has completed enrollment of PORTOLA and plans to report topline data in the first half of 2025.
Rachel Peterson, MD, Head of Clinical Immunology, will provide a safety update from the PALIZADE Phase 2b clinical trial of zetomipzomib in patients with active LN, which was discontinued and unblinded in October 2024.
A live question and answer session will follow the formal presentation.
The event will be hosted by Matt Phipps at William Blair. To register for this event, please go to https://williamblair.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HRwLHXKiQ3WcYPs0NEZ0eA.
A replay of the event will be available for 60 days following the presentation on the Kezar website on the “Events & Presentations” page.
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