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Aurinia Pharmaceuticals's (AUPH) Outperform Rating Reiterated at FBR Following AURA-LV Phase IIb Data

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Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' (AUPH) Price Target Raised to $10 at H.C. Wainwright

August 17, 2016 9:00 AM EDT

H.C. Wainwright maintained a Buy rating on Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUPH) and raised its price target to $10.00 (from $7.00). Comments follow the release of AURA-LV trial earlier this week.

Analyst Ed Arce said investors focused only on the number of deaths, and appeared to attribute them largely to voclosporin, in spite of the natural history of the... More

Leerink Partners Reiterates 'Outperform' on Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) Following Phase 2b AURA-LV Results

August 15, 2016 9:46 AM EDT

Leerink Partners reiterated an Outperform rating on Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUPH) following the release of top-line results from the Phase 2b AURA-LV (AURA) clinical study in patients with active lupus nephritis (LN). Analyst Joseph P. Schwartz noted that the study hit on efficacy.

In the analyst's view, the stock is down significantly as a result of an excess number of deaths for patients receiving the drug. However, he thinks it is important to be mindful that these lupus nephritis patients were extremely sick and treated at many sites. The company noted that... More

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) Announces Significant Data from Phase 2b AURA-LV in LN

August 15, 2016 6:08 AM EDT

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUPH) announced positive top-line results from the Phase 2b AURA-LV (AURA) clinical study in patients with active lupus nephritis (LN). The trial achieved its primary endpoint, demonstrating statistically significantly greater complete remission (CR) (as defined by confirmed urinary protein/creatinine ratio of 0.5 mg/mg at 24 weeks and confirmed at 26 weeks) in patients treated with 23.7 mg of voclosporin twice daily (p=0.045). Both treatment arms, 23.7 mg and 35.9 mg twice daily also showed a statistically significant improvement in the rate of achieving partial remission (PR) at 24 weeks (p=0.007; p=0.024). Each arm of the study... More

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' (AUPH) Voclosporin Phase 2b AURA-LV Study Meets Primary Endpoint in Lupus Nephritis

August 15, 2016 6:08 AM EDT

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH) today announced positive top-line results from the Phase 2b AURA-LV (AURA) clinical study in patients with active lupus nephritis (LN). The trial achieved its primary endpoint, demonstrating statistically significantly greater complete remission (CR) (as defined by confirmed urinary protein/creatinine ratio of 0.5 mg/mg at 24 weeks and confirmed at 26 weeks) in patients treated with 23.7 mg of voclosporin twice daily (p=0.045). Both treatment arms, 23.7 mg and 35.9 mg twice daily also showed a statistically significant improvement in the rate of achieving partial remission (PR) at 24 weeks (p=0.007; p=0.024). Each arm of... More