** Shares of autoimmune disease drug developer Cabaletta Bio
Inc CABA.O rise 7.61% to $7.64 premarket
** Co says U.S. FDA has cleared its application to start
trials in humans for CABA-201, treatment for a type of lupus
** Plans to initiate early-to-mid-stage CABA-201 trial
** Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease in
which the immune system attacks its own tissues, causing
inflammation and tissue damage
** As of last close, stock down ~23%
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy)
((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))