On Monday, Akero Therapeutics, Inc. AKRO released preliminary topline week 96 results from SYMMETRY Phase 2b study evaluating the efficacy and safety of its lead product candidate efruxifermin (EFX) in patients with biopsy-confirmed compensated cirrhosis (F4), Child-Pugh Class A, due to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).Among patients with baseline and week 96 biopsies (n=134), 39% of patients treated with 50mg EFX (n=46) experienced reversal of cirrhosis with no worsening of MASH, rep ...

Among patients with baseline and week 96 biopsies, 39% of the 50mg EFX group (p=0.009) demonstrated ≥1 stage improvement in fibrosis with no worsening of MASH, representing a 24% effect size over placebo at 15% By ITT analysis, with all missing week 96 biopsies treated as failures, 29% of the 50mg EFX group (p=0.031) demonstrated ≥1 stage improvement in fibrosis with no worsening of MASH, representing a 17% effect size over placebo at 12% Investor webcast at 8:00 am ET Monday, January 27, 2025 SOUTH SAN FR ...

Investor webcast on Monday, January 27, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. ET to present clinical data SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic disease marked by high unmet medical need, will hold an investor conference on Monday, January 27, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. ET to share preliminary topline week 96 results from its SYMMETRY study, a double-blind, placebo-contro ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kuehn Law, PLLC, a shareholder litigation law firm, is investigating whether certain officers and directors of Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRO) breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders. The investigation concerns potential self-dealing. Shareholders may be entitled to damages and corporate governance reforms.If you are a long-term AKRO stockholder please contact Justin Kuehn, Esq. here, by email at [email protected], or call (833) 672-0814. The consultat ...

-- 601 patients have been enrolled in the double-blind portion of the SYNCHRONY Real-World study since initiation in November 2023 -- -- Data from SYNCHRONY Real-World study anticipated in the first half of 2026 -- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases marked by high unmet medical need, today announced it has completed enrollment of pa ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases marked by high unmet medical need, today announced that management will present at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 11:15 a.m. P.T. A live webcast of the Company presentation will be available through the investor relations section of the Company's ...

-- Over 40% of participants treated with EFX 50mg for 96 weeks, compared with 0% for placebo, showed regression of liver fibrosis by all of three orthogonal measures: (1) ≥1-stage fibrosis improvement by NASH-CRN stage (conventional histopathology), (2) 30% reduction of liver stiffness by FibroScan® (imaging fibrosis biomarker), and (3) 0.5 point decrease in ELFTM score (serum fibrosis biomarker) – -- Analysis of biopsies by AI-based Digital Pathology (qFibrosis®, Histoindex) corroborated the extent of impr ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases marked by high unmet medical need, today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat at the Jefferies London Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. GMT. A live webcast of the Company presentation will be available through the investor relations section ...

Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File No. 001-38944 Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 81-5266573 (State or ...

Exhibit 99.1 akEro Akero Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update — First patients dosed in Phase 3 SYNCHRONY Outcomes study of lead candidate efruxifermin (EFX) in patients with compensated cirrhosis (F4) due to MASH — Phase 3 SYNCHRONY Real-World and Histology studies on track to report results for their respective primary endpoints in 2026 and the first half of 2027 — — Phase 2b SYMMETRY study week 96 results expected to readout in February 2025 — SOUTH SAN F ...