Ocera Therapeutics fka OCRX

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Highlights from the article:

“We are very pleased to have several presentations at AASLD highlighting the potential for OCR-002,” said Linda Grais, M.D., CEO of Ocera. “We look forward to the data from our oral Phase 2a study later this year and to advancing the i.v. program following our upcoming meetings with the FDA.”

“OCR-002 holds the promise for these acutely ill patients for which there is no direct ammonia scavenger approved by the FDA to treat them,” said Professor Rajiv Jalan, M.B.B.S, M.D. Ph.D. “In a recent study conducted by my team evaluating cirrhotic patients with acute decompensation, we found that elevated ammonia left unchecked or allowed to rise is not only correlated with HE severity but is an independent predictor of mortality2.”

About Prof. Rajiv Jalan, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Hepatology: