VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Ltd. (Nasdaq:XOMA), a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, announced new data demonstrating the unique regulatory mechanism of action of XOMA 052, a potent antibody drug candidate that inhibits the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta). XOMA 052 is currently under study for the treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular and other diseases. The new results were reported at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes medical conference in Vienna today.
