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Aclaris Therapeutics (ACRS) Submits ATI-50001 IND to U.S. FDA as Alopecia Treatment

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Aclaris Therapeutics Submits Investigational New Drug Application for ATI-50001 to Treat Alopecia Universalis and Alopecia Totalis

October 31, 2016 8:00 AM EDT

MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRS), today announced that it has submitted an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its drug candidate ATI-50001 for the treatment of alopecia universalis and alopecia totalis.  Aclaris plans to conduct a human pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (pK/pD) study to evaluate the safety of ATI-50001 in healthy volunteers.    

We are excited to have achieved this important milestone, said Dr. Stuart Shanler, Chief Scientific Officer.  We look forward to developing ATI-50001 as a potential oral treatment for... More