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Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) Announces Publication of Positive GBT440 Preclinical Data in HP Disorders

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Global Blood Therapeutics Announces Publication of Preclinical Results Supporting GBT440 Program for Hypoxemic Pulmonary Disorders

September 14, 2016 4:05 PM EDT

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of grievous blood-based disorders with significant unmet need, today announced publication of preclinical data supporting the development of GBT440 for the treatment of hypoxemic pulmonary disorders, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), in Physiological Reports. To date, GBT has established preclinical proof of concept for GBT1118, a hemoglobin modifier and analog of GBT440, in three different animal models of hypoxia. Data from these models support the potential beneficial effects... More