SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company and leader in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases, today announced participation in the following September investor events.

• 2024 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference Keith Cummings, M.D., Pliant’s Chief Financial Officer, and Éric Lefebvre, M.D., Pliant’s Chief Medical Officer, will participate in a fireside chat on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
• H.C. Wainwright 26^th Annual Global Investment Conference Keith Cummings, M.D. and Éric Lefebvre, M.D., will participate in a fireside chat on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
• 2024 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference Bernard Coulie, M.D., Ph.D., Pliant’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Keith Cummings, M.D., and Éric Lefebvre, M.D., will participate in a fireside chat on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 10:20 a.m. Eastern Time.
• Stifel 2024 Virtual Immunology and Inflammation Summit Bernard Coulie, M.D., Ph.D., and Keith Cummings, M.D. will participate in a fireside chat on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Interested parties may access the live webcasts of these fireside chats by visiting the Investor Relations’ Events & Presentation page of Pliant’s website. The webcast replays will be archived on the Pliant website for 30 days following the conclusion of the events.

About Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.

Pliant Therapeutics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company and leader in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases. Pliant's lead product candidate, bexotegrast (PLN-74809), is an oral, small molecule, dual selective inhibitor of αvß6 and αvß1 integrins that is in development in the lead indications for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, and primary sclerosing cholangitis, or PSC. Bexotegrast has received Fast Track Designation and Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in IPF and PSC and Orphan Drug Designation from the European Medicines Agency in IPF and PSC. Pliant has initiated BEACON-IPF, an adaptive Phase 2b/3 trial of bexotegrast in IPF. Pliant is conducting a Phase 1 study for its third clinical program, PLN-101095, a small molecule, dual-selective inhibitor of αvß8 and αvß1 integrins, that is being developed for the treatment of solid tumors. In addition, Pliant has received regulatory clearance for the conduct of a Phase 1 study of PLN-101325, a monoclonal antibody agonist of integrin α7β1 targeting muscular dystrophies.

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Investor and Media Contact:

Christopher Keenan
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Pliant Therapeutics, Inc.
ir@pliantrx.com