Dec 11 (Reuters) - Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc APLS.O :
* APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC - EMPAVELI® (PEGCETACOPLAN)
PROVIDED
LONG-TERM CONTROL OF PNH IN NEW DATA PRESENTED AT ASH ANNUAL
MEETING
* APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC - RAPID IMPROVEMENTS IN KEY
MARKERS
OF DISEASE WERE SUSTAINED FOR UP TO THREE YEARS ACROSS ALL
ADULTS WITH PNH
* APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS - SAFETY PROFILE WAS CONSISTENT
WITH
PREVIOUS CLINICAL STUDY RESULTS, AND NO NEW OR UNEXPECTED SAFETY
FINDINGS WERE IDENTIFIED
* APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC - ZERO CASES OF MENINGOCOCCAL
INFECTION OBSERVED OVER THREE YEARS IN THIS ANALYSIS
* APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC - APPROXIMATELY 4.5% OF
PATIENTS
EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENT DEEMED RELATED TO TREATMENT
WITH PEGCETACOPLAN
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