GAINESVILLE, Fla., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
“Over the past quarter, we have remained focused on efficiently enrolling the clinical trials of our lead product candidates for X-linked retinoschisis and achromatopsia caused by mutations in the CNGB3 gene,” said Sue Washer, President and CEO of AGTC. “We recently filed an IND for our product candidate to treat patients with achromatopsia caused by mutations in the CNGA3 gene and we look forward to initiating a Phase 1/2 clinical study for that product candidate in the coming months while continuing to advance our XLRS and achromatopsia B3 programs.”
“Over the past quarter, we have remained focused on efficiently enrolling the clinical trials of our lead product candidates for X-linked retinoschisis and achromatopsia caused by mutations in the CNGB3 gene,” said Sue Washer, President and CEO of AGTC. “We recently filed an IND for our product candidate to treat patients with achromatopsia caused by mutations in the CNGA3 gene and we look forward to initiating a Phase 1/2 clinical study for that product candidate in the coming months while continuing to advance our XLRS and achromatopsia B3 programs.”
