Alterity Therapeutics rises on launch of lead drug trial in UK
** U.S-listed shares of Alterity Therapeutics Ltd ATHE.O
rise 4.3% to $0.63 premarket
** ATHE launches a mid-stage clinical trial of its lead drug
candidate, ATH434, for the treatment of a rare neurodegenerative
disorder in the United Kingdom urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nPn5HDKjca
** Says the trial among patients with Multiple System
Atrophy is now open for enrolment
** ATHE's mid-stage study is expected to enroll about 60
adult patients
** Stock was down 16% YTD, up to the last close
(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar)
((Amruta.Khandekar@thomsonreuters.com;))
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