ARCA biopharma’s stock nearly quadruples on COVID treatment news
WESTMINSTER — Arca biopharma Inc. (Nasdaq: ABIO) became the latest darling among health-care stocks Thursday after saying one of its drug candidates is showing promise as a treatment for blood clotting seen in some COVID-19 patients.
In a statement, the Westminster pharmaceutical company said it will begin development to see if its drug candidate AB201 could be used to reduce blood clots and inflammatory responses induced by the immune system for certain patients of the disease. The drug is being developed as an anti-clotting agent for heart attack patients, but clotting has also manifested in other highly…
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