ANTHERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NASDAQ:ANTH) Files An 8-K Financial Statements and ExhibitsItem 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 |
Press release dated August 9, 2017 |
Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc ExhibitEX-99.1 2 ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Anthera Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Blisibimod for the Treatment of IgA Nephropathy HAYWARD,…To view the full exhibit click here
About ANTHERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NASDAQ:ANTH)
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Anthera) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat serious diseases associated with inflammation, including enzyme replacement therapies and autoimmune diseases. The Company has two Phase III product candidates, liprotamase also known as Sollpura and blisibimod. Sollpura is a non-porcine investigational Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT) intended for the treatment of patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI), often seen in patients with cystic fibrosis and other conditions. Blisibimod targets B-cell activating factor (BAFF), which has been shown to be elevated in a range of B-cell mediated autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus, Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgA) nephropathy, lupus nephritis and others.