SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- aTyr Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq:LIFE), a biotherapeutics company engaged in the discovery and development of Physiocrine-based therapeutics to address severe, rare diseases, today announced operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.
“During the first half of 2017, our team advanced three innovative, first-in-class biologics that harness Physiocrine biology in immunology,” said John Mendlein, Ph.D., CEO of aTyr Pharma. “For our Resolaris program, we report favorable safety data from two extension studies in patients with rare muscular dystrophies underscoring the potential for improved clinical outcomes over time based on stabilizing or improving muscle function. In addition, we plan to initiate our first-in-human clinical trial for our iMod.Fc program for ILD. Our third program, ORCA targets a novel, proprietary immuno-oncology pathway using antibodies to change levels of Resokine in tumor settings. We believe tumors utilize Resokine to evade immune system responses. Our Resolaris, iMod.Fc and ORCA programs demonstrate the power and leverage arising from our new insights in immunology and novel therapeutic modalities targeting homeostatic pathways.”
