CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRB), a leading microbiome therapeutics company, today announced that it will present data from its ECOSPOR III trial of SER-109 at the Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) Annual Meeting, which is taking place May 21-24, 2022. SER-109 is an investigational oral microbiome therapeutic for the prevention of recurrent C. difficile infection (rCDI). With an oral and poster presentation, Seres will present data on how SER-109 restores the functionality of the microbiome in a rapid and durable manner, which further supports the potential of microbiome therapeutics. Seres expects to finalize a Biologics License Application (BLA) submission for SER-109 with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in mid-2022.
“We are eager to showcase new data that further validate the potential of our investigational microbiome therapeutic, SER-109, at the world’s largest gathering of physicians and researchers in the digestive disease field,” said Lisa von Moltke, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Seres. “These data reinforce our strongly-held belief in the power of the microbiome, and we are hopeful of delivering the first-ever FDA-approved microbiome therapeutic, a potentially transformative treatment option to patients in need.”
Seres’ data presentations at DDW include:
- Oral Presentation: Impact of SER-109, an Investigational Microbiome Therapeutic, on Stool Fatty Acid Metabolites in a Phase 3 Randomized Trial (ECOSPOR III) for Treatment of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI); May 21, 11:15 - 11:30 AM PDT; Lead Author: Jessica Bryant, Ph.D.
- Poster Presentation: Engraftment of Investigational Microbiome Therapeutic SER-109 is Durable through 24 Weeks in a Randomized Trial (ECOSPOR III) for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infection (rCDI); May 22, 12:30 - 1:30 PM PDT; Lead Author: Christopher Desjardins, Ph.D.
Posters and presentations will be available for 90 days on the DDW conference website.
About SER-109
SER-109 is an oral microbiome therapeutic candidate consisting of a consortium of highly purified Firmicutes spores, which normally live in a healthy microbiome. SER-109 is designed to prevent further recurrences of CDI by modulating the disrupted microbiome to a state that resists C. difficile colonization and growth. The SER-109 manufacturing purification process is designed to remove unwanted microbes, thereby reducing the risk of pathogen transmission beyond donor screening alone. The U.S. FDA has granted SER-109 Breakthrough Therapy designation and Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of rCDI.
About Seres Therapeutics
Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRB) is a leading microbiome therapeutics company developing a novel class of multifunctional bacterial consortia that are designed to functionally interact with host cells and tissues to treat disease. Seres’ SER-109 program achieved the first-ever positive pivotal clinical results for a targeted microbiome drug candidate and has obtained Breakthrough Therapy and Orphan Drug designations from the FDA. The SER-109 program is being advanced to reduce the recurrence of C. difficile infection and has potential to become a first-in-class FDA-approved microbiome therapeutic. Seres is evaluating SER-155 in a Phase 1b study in patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to reduce incidences of gastrointestinal infections, bloodstream infections and graft-versus-host disease as well as additional preclinical stage programs targeting Infection Protection in medically compromised patients. The Company is also conducting research to inform further development of microbiome therapeutics for ulcerative colitis.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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