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Ocera Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Aug. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCRX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of OCR-002 for the treatment and prevention of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a debilitating complication of liver disease and significant burden on the healthcare system, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.
"We've enjoyed a busy quarter preparing to meet with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this year regarding the design of the next clinical study for our ammonia scavenger OCR-002," said Linda Grais, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Ocera. "The meeting with FDA will focus on the intravenous formulation of OCR-002 which we are developing to treat hospitalized patients with elevated ammonia and neurocognitive symptoms of HE. In addition, our Phase 2a study with oral OCR-002 in patients with cirrhosis is progressing well, and we remain on track to report top-line results by the end of the year."
http://ir.ocerainc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1035440
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Aug. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCRX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of OCR-002 for the treatment and prevention of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a debilitating complication of liver disease and significant burden on the healthcare system, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.
"We've enjoyed a busy quarter preparing to meet with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this year regarding the design of the next clinical study for our ammonia scavenger OCR-002," said Linda Grais, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Ocera. "The meeting with FDA will focus on the intravenous formulation of OCR-002 which we are developing to treat hospitalized patients with elevated ammonia and neurocognitive symptoms of HE. In addition, our Phase 2a study with oral OCR-002 in patients with cirrhosis is progressing well, and we remain on track to report top-line results by the end of the year."
http://ir.ocerainc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1035440
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