Anthera announces preliminary positive results from once-daily A-002 Phase 2 cardiovascular trial

News | 01. 15. 2008

Anthera Pharmaceuticals

 
SAN MATEO, CA – January 15, 2008 – Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, reported preliminary results of a second Phase IIb clinical trial of A-002, for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. In this second study, administration of once-daily A-002 lowered both sPLA2 and LDL-C levels confirming the positive effects of A-002 treatment seen in the twice-daily PLASMA study (Phospholipase Levels And Serological Markers of Atherosclerosis) announced in October 2007.