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Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) Presents GBT440 Data in Sickle Cell Disease at ASCAT

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Global Blood Therapeutics Presents GBT440 Data that Continue to Support Durability, Safety and Mechanism of Action in Sickle Cell Disease

October 7, 2016 9:05 AM EDT

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 07, 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 needs, today announced that an encore presentation of the GBT440-001 study data supporting the durability, safety and mechanism of action of GBT440 in sickle cell disease were presented today in an oral session at the Academy for Sickle Cell and Thalassemia (ASCAT) 10th Anniversary Conference in London.

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