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Altair Therapeutics, Inc.
Altair Therapeutics Reports Successful Completion of Phase I Study of Inhaled AIR645
June 5th, 2009
Altair Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held, biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for respiratory diseases, reported results from its phase I study evaluating the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of its lead product, once-weekly inhaled AIR645, in healthy volunteers. AIR645 is a non-steroidal dual inhibitor of cellular responses to interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13, cytokines that play a critical role in development and progression of asthma, rhinitis and other allergic disorders. Results presented today at the 2009 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) within the Mini-Symposium “New Treatment Approaches for Asthma and Allergy” showed that...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-06-05)
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