BERGENBIO ANNOUNCES STOPPED RECRUITMENT TO THE BEMCENTINIB ARM IN UK ACCORD COVID PLATFORM TRIAL
Bergen, Norway, 30 March 2021 – BerGenBio ASA (OSE:BGBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, selective AXL kinase inhibitors for severe unmet medical need, announces that recruitment to the bemcentinib arm of the Phase two COVID-19 trial platform ACCORD, has been stopped today following review by the Scientific Advisory Committee. Due to the success of the vaccine roll out and public health measures taken in the UK, COVID-19 case incidence has fallen rapidly, and the decision has been made to halt UK recruitment at 30 patients and a similar number of matched