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La Jolla Pharmaceutical (LJPC) Initiates Phase 2b Clinical Trial of GCS-100

March 18, 2015 8:04 AM EDT

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (Nasdaq: LJPC) (the Company or La Jolla), a leader in the development of innovative therapies intended to significantly improve outcomes in patients suffering from life-threatening diseases, today announced that it has initiated its Phase 2b clinical trial of GCS-100 for the treatment of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) caused by diabetes. CKD is a condition characterized by a gradual loss of kidney function over time that may eventually lead to kidney failure, requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant to maintain life.

The Phase 2b clinical trial is a double-blind, multi-center,... More