La Jolla Pharma gains hepcidin agonists rights from INSERM

12 February 2014

San Diego, USA-based drug developer La Jolla Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: LJPC) has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), to develop hepcidin agonists. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Hepcidin is the body's master regulator of iron, and patients with insufficient hepcidin levels suffer from chronic iron overload, which can lead to organ and tissue damage. The US company plans to develop hepcidin agonists for the treatment of chronic iron overload in patients who are refractory to or intolerant to chelators.

To start Ph I exploratory study

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