SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. - ADVM

NEW YORK, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of  Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. ("Adverum" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ADVM). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at  [email protected] or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.

The investigation concerns whether Adverum and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On April 28, 2021, post-market, Adverum issued a press release "announc[ing] a Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction (SUSAR) of hypotony (clinically-relevant decrease in ocular pressure) in its INFINITY clinical trial evaluating ADVM-022 gene therapy for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME).  This event occurred 30 weeks after randomization in one patient treated with a single intravitreal injection of the high dose (6 x 10^11 vg/eye) of ADVM-022 who has developed hypotony, with panuveitis and loss of vision in the treated eye."  Accordingly, Adverum disclosed that "[i]n the interests of patient safety, Adverum has decided to immediately unmask the INFINITY Phase 2 study to better understand this event and to help identify and manage any similar potential risk to other patients in this study, which completed patient dosing in December 2020. Additionally, the company is conducting a thorough review of data from the ADVM-022 program and plans to report its findings as the analysis progresses." 

On this news, Adverum's stock price fell $6:33 per share or 62.30% percent to close at $3.83 per share on April 29, 2021.

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CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
[email protected]
888-476-6529 ext. 7980

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