June 5 (Reuters) - Akero Therapeutics Inc AKRO.O :
* AKERO THERAPEUTICS’ PHASE 2B SYMMETRY COHORT D STUDY MET
SAFETY
& TOLERABILITY ENDPOINTS AND SHOWED ADDING EFX TO GLP-1 THERAPY
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED NON-INVASIVE MARKERS OF NASH-RELATED
DISEASE
* AKERO THERAPEUTICS INC - EFX WAS REPORTED TO BE GENERALLY
WELL
TOLERATED IN COHORT D WITH COMPARABLE RESULTS FOR EFX (N=21) AND
PLACEBO (N=10) GROUPS
* AKERO THERAPEUTICS INC - EFX'S OVERALL TOLERABILITY
PROFILE WAS
SIMILAR TO THAT OBSERVED IN AKERO'S BALANCED AND HARMONY STUDIES
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