** Shares of drug developer Adial Pharmaceuticals ADIL.O
rise 12% to $1.11 premarket
** Co says AD04, its lead drug candidate being developed to
treat alcohol-use disorder in heavy-drinking patients, showed
safety and tolerability consistent with an existing treatment
** Study enrolled 30 healthy adult volunteers, ADIL says
** Says completion of the study satisfied an FDA requirement
for the upcoming late-stage trials of the oral drug
** Co plans to meet with FDA in Q4 2024 with the results of
the study
** Up to last close, stock down ~47% YTD
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Mariam.ESunny@thomsonreuters.com;))