Robert S. Rahimi, M.D., MSCR, Transplant Hepatologist at Baylor Scott and White Health Care System and a lead investigator of the STOP-HE study, commented, “OCR-002 showed important benefit over the standard of care (a decades-old laxative) which could allow for a significant shift in the treatment paradigm. I’m equally excited about Ocera’s companion tablet form of the drug in development for chronic use. I believe OCR-002 could be a game changer in the management of HE,” added Dr. Rahimi.