Press Releases

U.S. OLPRUVA™ launch progressing ahead of schedule with drug-in-channel now anticipated in mid-June 2023

NEWTON, MA – May 15, 2023 – Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious, rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 and provided a corporate update. “The first quarter […]

Availability: OLPRUVA™ drug in channel now anticipated in mid-June 2023

Awareness: 70% of metabolic treatment providers surveyed by Acer at SIMD Annual Meeting indicated an interest in treating at least one of their patients with OLPRUVA™ in 2023

Reimbursement: Acer engaged in discussions with payers representing a substantial majority of covered lives

NEWTON, MA – May 1, 2023 – Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious, rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today announced an update on progress in support of its commercial launch of OLPRUVA™ (sodium phenylbutyrate) for oral suspension, including […]

NEWTON, MA – March 27, 2023 – Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious, rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today reported financial results for Q4 and full year ended December 31, 2022, and provided an update on the Company’s […]

Results from survey of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) healthcare providers show taste and odor were the most important attributes when considering treatment options and treatment adherence

NEWTON, MA – March 22, 2023 – Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious, rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today announced data was presented from a survey designed to quantify preferences of healthcare providers for Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs) […]

NEWTON, MA – March 22, 2023 – Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious, rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the purchase and sale of 2,920,306 shares of the […]

ACER-801 safe and well-tolerated but did not achieve statistically significant decrease in frequency or severity of hot flashes in postmenopausal women

NEWTON, MA – March 17, 2023 – Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious, rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today announced that topline results from its Phase 2a proof of concept clinical trial to evaluate ACER-801 (osanetant) as a […]

Results to be presented from a survey designed to quantify treatment preferences of healthcare providers for Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs)

OLPRUVA™ preliminary launch activities progressing; building out commercial and medical affairs teams to support U.S. launch in Q2 2023, with drug availability anticipated by early July 2023

NEWTON, MA – March 15, 2023 – Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious, rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today announced data will be presented from a survey designed to quantify preferences of healthcare providers for Urea Cycle Disorders […]

Topline trial results expected mid-March 2023

NEWTON, MA – February 13, 2023 – Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious, rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today announced full enrollment of its Phase 2a proof of concept trial of ACER-801 (osanetant), a novel, non-hormonal, neurokinin 3 […]

NEWTON, MA – January 09, 2023 – Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious, rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today announced a corporate update and provided anticipated key development milestones for 2023. “The U.S. approval of OLPRUVA™ (sodium phenylbutyrate) […]

POSH-MAP and PORT-MAP investigator-sponsored trials to evaluate ability of ACER-801 (osanetant) to reduce hot flashes and as neoadjuvant therapy in men with prostate cancer

NEWTON, MA – Jan. 5, 2023 –Acer Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ACER), a pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of therapies for serious rare and life-threatening diseases with significant unmet medical needs, today announced the initiation of two Phase 2, single-arm investigator-sponsored trials evaluating ACER-801 (osanetant) in men with adenocarcinoma of the prostate. […]