Bellus a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of chronic cough and other hypersensitization-related disorders, today announced that it will convene a virtual Key Opinion Leader (“KOL”) meeting to discuss the chronic cough landscape on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.

The event will feature a presentation by KOL Dr. Jacky Smith, MB, ChB, FRCP, PhD, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Manchester, UK and an Honorary Consultant at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Dr. Smith will discuss the unmet need in chronic cough, review current therapies in development, including P2X3 antagonists, as well as provide an overview of the Phase 2 RELIEF trial of BLU-5937 in refractory chronic cough.

BELLUS Health will also provide key clinical updates on BLU-5937, its P2X3 antagonist for the treatment of chronic cough, including a review of the potential clinical development plan and commercial considerations, in preparation for the Company’s topline RELIEF trial data readout expected in June or July of this year (2020).

Dr. Smith runs a multi-disciplinary research team whose focus is on understanding mechanisms underlying pathological cough, and a regional clinical service seeing patients with refractory chronic cough. Her main research interests lie in developing new endpoints in cough monitoring, understanding the mechanisms underlying cough in respiratory diseases and the testing of novel anti-tussive therapies. She is the Principal Investigator of BELLUS Health’s Phase 2 RELIEF trial of BLU-5937 in refractory chronic cough.