Disc Medicine Inc. announced upcoming clinical data to be presented at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2023 Congress in Frankfurt, Germany. The presentation will report initial results from BEACON, the Phase 2, randomized, open-label, parallel arm trial of bitopertin in Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP) that is ongoing in Australia. This study was designed to assess changes in levels of protoporphyrin IX (PPIX), the toxic metabolite that causes disease pathology in EPP, as well as measures of photosensitivity, quality of life, and safety and tolerability.

Additionally, an abstract outlining the study design of AURORA, a Phase 2, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of bitopertin in EPP will be published in the EHA Abstract Book. Both abstracts are now available on the EHA conference website.