Benitec Biopharma Announces Late Breaking Oral Abstract Presentation on BB-301 Phase 1b/2a Clinical Study at the 29th Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society

HAYWARD, Calif., Sept. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Benitec Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: BNTC) (“Benitec” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage, gene therapy-focused, biotechnology company developing novel genetic medicines based on its proprietary “Silence and Replace” DNA-directed RNA interference ("ddRNAi") platform, today announced that a Late Breaking Abstract on BB-301 was accepted for oral presentation at the 29^th Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society, taking place in Prague, Czech Republic from October 8-12, 2024. The Late Breaking Abstract entitled “Interim Clinical Data Summary: A Phase 1b/2a Open-label, Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety and Clinical Activity of Intramuscular Doses of an AAV9-based gene therapy (BB-301) Administered to Subjects with Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD) with Dysphagia” will be presented on October 12, 2024.

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