Veru to Present at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) 2024 Annual Meeting on May 9-11

MIAMI, FL, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veru Inc. (NASDAQ: VERU), a late clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative medicines for preserving muscle for high quality weight loss, oncology, and viral induced acute respiratory distress syndrome, today announced that the Company will present two late-breaking abstract presentations at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) 2024 Annual Meeting, taking place May 9-11, 2024 in New Orleans, LA.

The late-breaking presentations are:

Double-Blind, Multiple Ascending Dose, Safety, Pharmacokinetic and Body Composition Study of Enobosarm in Healthy Young and Older Men
Date: Thursday May 9, 2024
Start and end time: 12:25 PM-12:40 PM Central Daylight Time

Potential to Optimize Weight Loss with Enobosarm: Augment Reduction of Fat Mass while Preserving Muscle in Older Patients with Obesity
Date: Thursday May 9, 2024
Start and end time: 2:30 PM-2:45 PM Central Daylight Time

Additional information on the meeting can be found on the AACE website: https://pro.aace.com/

About the Enobosarm Phase 2b clinical trial
The Phase 2b, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, dose-finding clinical trial is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of enobosarm 3mg, enobosarm 6mg, or placebo as a treatment to preserve muscle and augment fat loss in approximately 90 sarcopenic obese or overweight elderly (>60 years of age) patients receiving a GLP-1 RA who are at-risk for developing muscle atrophy and muscle weakness. The primary endpoint is lean body mass (muscle) measured by DEXA, and the key secondary endpoints are total body fat mass and physical function measured by stair climb test at 16 weeks. We expect to enroll our first patient in April 2024 with topline clinical results expected by calendar year-end 2024.

After completing the efficacy dose-finding portion of the Phase 2b clinical trial, participants will then continue into a Phase 2b extension clinical trial where all patients will stop receiving a GLP-1 RA, but will continue taking placebo, enobosarm 3mg, or enobosarm 6mg for an additional 12 weeks. The Phase 2b extension clinical trial will evaluate whether enobosarm can maintain muscle and prevent the fat and weight rebound gain that occurs after stopping a GLP-1 RA drug. The topline results of the separate Phase 2b extension clinical study are expected in calendar Q2 2025.