Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBT) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01. Other Events.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated October 28, 2017 |
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. ExhibitEX-99.1 2 exh_991.htm PRESS RELEASE EdgarFilingEXHIBIT 99.1Global Blood Therapeutics Announces Presentation of Case Study Demonstrating Positive Effect of Voxelotor (GBT440) in a Sickle Cell Disease Patient with Severe and Symptomatic Anemia Data Presented at Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA)45th Annual National Convention SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,…To view the full exhibit click here
About Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBT)
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing therapeutics to treat blood-based disorders. The Company’s segment is engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing therapeutics to treat blood-based disorders. It is developing its initial product candidate, GBT440, as an oral, once-daily therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) and is evaluating GBT440 in SCD subjects in an ongoing Phase I/II clinical trial. SCD is a genetic disease marked by red blood cell (RBC) destruction and occluded blood flow and hypoxia, leading to anemia, stroke, multi-organ failure, severe pain crises, and shortened patient life span. GBT440 inhibits abnormal hemoglobin polymerization, the underlying mechanism of RBC sickling. It is also engaged in other research and development activities targeted towards hereditary angioedema (HAE).