Bexotegrast

Pliant announced positive safety and exploratory efficacy data from the INTEGRIS-PSC Phase 2a trial of Bexotegrast (PLN-74809) 320 mg in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis and suspected liver ibrosis. PLN-74809 is an oral small-molecule dual-selective inhibitor of αvβ6 and αvβ1 integrins for the treatment of IPF and PSC. While present at very low levels in healthy tissues, these integrins are upregulated in the lungs of IPF patients and the bile ducts of PSC patients where they activate TGF-β, a key driver of the fibrotic process. Blocking these integrins is designed to stop TGF-β activation, potentially halting the growth of scar tissue.