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Equillium announces Ono option lapse; pauses EQUATOR enrollment to review acceleration; cash runway into Q4 2025
Equillium, Inc.
- Ono's option to acquire itolizumab (EQ001) lapsed; Equillium retains all commercial rights to itolizumab.
- EQUATOR Phase 3 study enrollment paused; company plans to accelerate topline data to Q1 2025 with ~150 patients.
- Over 150 patients enrolled to date; orphan drug and fast track designations for first-line acute GVHD remain.
- Biocon SA completed Phase 2 study of itolizumab in ulcerative colitis; topline data expected Q1 2025.
- Company pauses EQ101 and EQ302 activities; cash runway expected into Q4 2025 with accelerated EQUATOR.