** Shares of digital therapeutics co Better Therapeutics
BTTX.O rise 56.2% to $2.39 premarket
** Co completes pivotal trial of its experimental digital
therapeutic for Type-2 diabetes, BT-001, and provides additional
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** Digital therapeutics deliver medical interventions
directly to patients using clinically evaluated software
** Additional secondary goals results from trial show that
BT-001 was durable, with hemoglobin A1c reductions continuing to
improve after 180 days of treatment - BTTX
** Says intends to submit request with U.S. FDA in Q3
seeking marketing authorization for BT-001
** Stock down ~67% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru)
((mrinalika.roy@thomsonreuters.com;))