SAN MATEO, Calif. & SHANGHAI, April 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced presentation of preclinical data on its two lead programs at The International Liver Congress™ 2019, the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) in Vienna, Austria, April 10-14. TERN-101 reduced liver steatosis, inflammation, ballooning, and fibrosis in a preclinical model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and TERN-201 reduced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) activity score (NAS) and fibrosis in preclinical models of NASH.
“We believe TERN-101 and TERN-201 have the potential to be meaningful new treatments for NASH, a condition with no existing treatment options, and the data we are presenting at EASL reinforces our confidence,” said Erin Quirk, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Terns. “Both of our lead programs remain on track to generate clinical data in 2019, and we look forward to continuing our work towards our goal of developing effective and safe combination therapies for patients with NASH and liver fibrosis.”