PRTC's Celea:2 Deupirfenidone Presentations at ERS
PureTech Health PLC
25 August 2026
25 August 2026
PureTech Health plc
PureTech Founded Entity Celea Therapeutics to Deliver Two Presentations at the Upcoming European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress
Presentations will highlight Celea's differentiated approach to advancing deupirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), including details of the Phase 3 SURPASS-IPF trial design and key insights from a Phase 1 drug-drug interaction study with nintedanib
PureTech Health plc (LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a hub-and-spoke biotherapeutics company dedicated to giving life to science and transforming innovation into value, is pleased to note that its Founded Entity Celea Therapeutics ("Celea") today announced that it will deliver two presentations showcasing its deupirfenidone (LYT-100) program at the upcoming European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress, taking place in Barcelona, Spain, from September 5-9, 2026. Deupirfenidone is an investigational therapy in Phase 3 development with the potential to serve as a new standard of care for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
The full text of the announcement from Celea is as follows:
Celea Therapeutics Will Present Phase 3 Trial Design for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Key Insights from a Deupirfenidone Drug-Drug Interaction Study at the Upcoming European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress
SURPASS-IPF is the first industry-sponsored Phase 3 head-to-head trial in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and will evaluate the potential superiority of deupirfenidone 825 mg TID vs. pirfenidone 801 mg TID
Phase 1 drug-drug interaction study demonstrates that clinically relevant drug-drug interactions with deupirfenidone and nintedanib co-administration are unlikely
BOSTON, August 25, 2026 - Celea Therapeutics, Inc. ("Celea" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing transformative treatments for people with serious respiratory diseases, today announced that the Company will deliver two presentations showcasing its deupirfenidone (LYT-100) program at the upcoming European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress, taking place in Barcelona, Spain, from September 5-9, 2026. Deupirfenidone is an investigational therapy in Phase 3 development with the potential to serve as a new standard of care for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
The presentations will detail the design and rationale for SURPASS-IPF, Celea's global Phase 3 trial evaluating the potential superiority of deupirfenidone 825 mg three times daily (TID) versus pirfenidone 801 mg TID. SURPASS-IPF will assess not only several clinical endpoints but also the potential impact on patients' lives via patient-reported outcomes. For the first time, Celea will also share results from a Phase 1 drug-drug interaction study evaluating co-administration of deupirfenidone and nintedanib.
"Developed in close collaboration with the patient community, clinicians, and payers, SURPASS-IPF is rigorously evaluating deupirfenidone's potential to establish a new benchmark for the treatment of IPF. Importantly, the trial goes beyond standard endpoints such as forced vital capacity (FVC) to assess additional patient-reported outcomes that reflect meaningful improvements in patients' quality of life," said Sven Dethlefs, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Celea. "As the first industry-sponsored head-to-head Phase 3 trial in IPF, SURPASS-IPF demonstrates our confidence in deupirfenidone, the body of clinical evidence supporting it, and its ability to potentially transform the treatment paradigm with a level of anticipated efficacy previously thought achievable only through combination approaches."
Details of the presentations are as follows:
Title: Design of SURPASS-IPF: A Personalized Approach to a Phase 3 Trial of Deupirfenidone Compared to Pirfenidone in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Presenter: Vincent Cottin, M.D., Louis Pradel Hospital, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Session: 70 - Poster session: Novel therapies and biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (located in PS-34)
Date and Time: September 6, 2026, 8:00-9:30 AM CEST
Title: A Phase 1 Two-way Drug Interaction Study of Deupirfenidone (LYT-100) and Nintedanib
Presenter: Philip Molyneaux, Ph.D., Professor of Interstitial Lung Disease, Imperial College London
Session: 325 - Oral presentation: Moving forward in interstitial lung disease: new data on novel therapies (located in 3K)
Date and Time: September 7, 2026, 11:05 AM CEST
For additional information, those attending the ERS Congress can visit Celea at Booth H.02.
About SURPASS-IPF SURPASS-IPF (NCT07284602) is a global, randomized, double-blind, head-to-head Phase 3 trial evaluating the superiority of deupirfenidone 825 mg three times daily (TID) over pirfenidone 801 mg TID in approximately 1,100 adults living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who are not receiving background antifibrotic therapy. The primary endpoint is change from baseline in absolute forced vital capacity (FVC) at Week 52. For more information, please visit www.SURPASS-IPF.com.
About Deupirfenidone (LYT-100) Deupirfenidone (LYT-100) is in Phase 3 development as a potential new standard of care for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and has been granted Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Commission. It is an investigational, next-generation antifibrotic and a deuterated form of pirfenidone, one of three FDA-approved therapies for IPF. The uptake of and adherence to approved antifibrotics has historically been limited by a tradeoff between modest efficacy and tolerability, and only ~25% of people with IPF in the U.S. had ever received treatment as of 2019.1
Deupirfenidone may overcome these limitations. In the global Phase 2b ELEVATE IPF trial, published in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM), deupirfenidone demonstrated the potential to stabilize lung function decline over at least 26 weeks as a monotherapy while maintaining a favorable safety and tolerability profile. Initial data from the open-label extension study suggest this effect may be sustained through at least 52 weeks. These findings support the potential for deupirfenidone to offer a meaningful advance for people living with this progressive and deadly disease. Beyond IPF, deupirfenidone may also address multiple underserved fibrotic conditions, including progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases.
About Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare, progressive, and fatal lung disease characterized by irreversible scarring of lung tissue that leads to a steady decline in lung function. Median survival following diagnosis is estimated to be two to five years,2 and currently there is no cure.
About Celea Therapeutics Celea Therapeutics is dedicated to advancing transformative treatments for people with serious respiratory diseases. Drawn from the Latin word for "sky," the name reflects the company's mission to rise above the status quo and deliver therapies that change lives. Celea's lead program, deupirfenidone (LYT-100), is in Phase 3 development as a potential new standard of care for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other fibrotic lung diseases. Celea was founded by PureTech Health plc (LSE: PRTC), a hub-and-spoke biotherapeutics company dedicated to giving life to science. For more information, please visit www.celeatx.com.
About PureTech Health
PureTech Health is a hub-and-spoke biotherapeutics company dedicated to giving life to science and transforming innovation into value. We do this through a proven, capital-efficient R&D model focused on opportunities with validated pharmacology and untapped potential to address significant patient needs. This strategy has produced dozens of therapeutic candidates, including three that have received U.S. FDA approval. By identifying, shaping, and de-risking these high-conviction assets, and scaling them through dedicated structures backed by external capital, we accelerate their path to patients while creating sustainable value for shareholders.
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[1] Dempsey, T. M., Payne, S., Sangaralingham, L., Yao, X., Shah, N. D., & Limper, A. H. (2021). Adoption of the antifibrotic medications pirfenidone and nintedanib for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 18(7), 1121-1128.
[2]Fisher, M., Nathan, S. D., Hill, C., Marshall, J., Dejonckheere, F., Thuresson, P., & Maher, T. M. (2017). Predicting life expectancy for pirfenidone in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, 23(3-b Suppl), S17-S24.
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