Jan 5 (Reuters) - Theravance Biopharma Inc TBPH.O :
* THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA ANNOUNCES RESULTS FROM THE PHASE 4
YUPELRI®
PIFR-2 STUDY IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE TO VERY SEVERE CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
* THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC: STUDY DID NOT SHOW A
STATISTICALLY
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YUPELRI AND SPIRIVA HANDIHALER ON
PRIMARY ENDPOINT
* THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC: SIMILAR LUNG FUNCTION
IMPROVEMENT WAS
DEMONSTRATED IN BOTH ARMS OF STUDY
* THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC: YUPELRI DEMONSTRATED SAFETY AND
TOLERABILITY CONSISTENT WITH ITS PROFILE IN PREVIOUS CLINICAL
STUDIES.
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