Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBT) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01. Other Events.
On December 3, 2018, Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release titled “GBT Announces Positive 24-week Results from Phase 3 HOPE Study Demonstrating Clinically and Statistically Significant Improvements in Hemoglobin and Clinical Measures of Hemolysis and a Favorable Safety Profile” (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 3, 2018 |
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. ExhibitEX-99.1 2 exh_991.htm PRESS RELEASE EdgarFilingEXHIBIT 99.1GBT Announces Positive 24-week Results from Phase 3 HOPE Study Demonstrating Clinically and Statistically Significant Improvements in Hemoglobin and Clinical Measures of Hemolysis and a Favorable Safety Profile Interim Analysis of Data from 1500 mg Cohort of HOPE-KIDS 1 Study Consistent with Phase 3 HOPE- Results in Demonstrating Improvement in Hemoglobin and Clinical Measures of Hemolysis and Favorable Safety in Pediatric Patients Company to Host Investor Webcast Today,…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).