RYTM - Rhythm Pharmaceuticals to Report Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results on Tuesday November 7 2023 | Benzinga
BOSTON, Oct. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:RYTM), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients and their families living with hyperphagia and severe obesity caused by rare melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway diseases, today announced that it will host a live conference call and webcast at 8:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 to report its third quarter 2023 financial results and provide a corporate update.
To access the live conference call, participants may register here. While not required, it is recommended that participants join the call ten minutes prior to the scheduled start.
Also today, Rhythm announced that David Meeker, M.D., Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Stifel Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 2:25 p.m. ET in New York, NY.
Live webcasts of both the earnings conference call and the Stifel fireside chat will be available under "Events and Presentations" in the Investor Relations section of the Rhythm Pharmaceuticals website at http://ir.rhythmtx.com/. The archived webcast of the conference call will be available on Rhythm's website approximately two hours after it concludes and will be available for 30 days following the call. A replay of the Stifel webcast will also be available on the Rhythm website for 30 days following the presentation.
About Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
Rhythm is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the lives of patients and their families living with hyperphagia and severe obesity caused by rare melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) diseases. Rhythm's lead asset, IMCIVREE (setmelanotide), an MC4R agonist designed to treat hyperphagia and severe obesity caused by rare MC4R pathway diseases, is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for chronic weight management in adult and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older with monogenic or syndromic obesity due to pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1) or leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency confirmed by genetic testing, or patients with a clinical diagnosis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS). Both the European Commission (EC) and the UK's Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have authorized setmelanotide for the treatment of obesity and the control of hunger associated with genetically confirmed BBS or genetically confirmed loss-of-function biallelic POMC, including PCSK1, deficiency or biallelic LEPR deficiency in adults and children 6 years of age and above. Additionally, Rhythm is advancing a broad clinical development program for setmelanotide in other rare MC4R pathway diseases, as well as a preclinical suite of investigational candidates for the treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism. Rhythm's headquarters is in Boston, MA.
Setmelanotide Indication
In the United States, setmelanotide is indicated for chronic weight management in adult and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older with monogenic or syndromic obesity due to POMC, PCSK1 or ...