MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ChemoCentryx, Inc., (Nasdaq:CCXI), a biopharmaceutical company developing new medications targeted at inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and cancer, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.
“We’ve had a highly productive second quarter, activating many new sites in our avacopan Phase III ADVOCATE trial, which is producing a multiplier effect on patient enrollment,” said Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of ChemoCentryx. “Now we are launching a clinical trial for avacopan in a second indication, C3G, executing on our ‘pipeline in a drug’ strategy. We are also working with regulatory authorities on the design of a third trial, involving our CCR2 inhibitor, CCX140, intended to support registration in patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).”
