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December 22, 2020

Acer Therapeutics Announces Full Enrollment of Pivotal Bioequivalence Trial of ACER-001 for Urea Cycle Disorders

Topline trial results expected in Q1 2021; targeting a pre-NDA meeting with FDA in Q2 2021

NEWTON, MA – Dec. 22, 2020 – 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 pivotal trial evaluating the bioequivalence (BE) of ACER-001 compared to BUPHENYL® (sodium phenylbutyrate). Acer […]

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December 17, 2020

Acer Therapeutics Announces Publication of Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (vEDS) Patient Registry Data from Sweden

Authors report that celiprolol may have a protective effect in COL3A1-positive vEDS patients

NEWTON, MA – Dec. 17, 2020 – 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 publication of additional long-term data from COL3A1-positive vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (vEDS) patients in the European Journal of […]

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November 10, 2020

Acer Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

NEWTON, MA – Nov. 10, 2020 – 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 third quarter ended September 30, 2020, and provided an update on the Company’s recent […]

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October 1, 2020

Acer Therapeutics to Present at the Virtual BIO Investor Forum Digital

NEWTON, MA – Oct. 1, 2020 – 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 Acer’s management team will provide a virtual corporate overview at, and participate in, the BIO Investor Forum […]

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August 25, 2020

Acer Therapeutics to Virtually Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

NEWTON, MA – August 25, 2020 – 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 Acer’s management team will provide a virtual corporate overview at upcoming investor conferences in September, including the […]

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August 13, 2020

Acer Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

Advanced expanded pipeline of clinical stage product candidates, including emetine for COVID-19 and ACER-001 for Urea Cycle Disorders

NEWTON, MA – August 13, 2020 – 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 second quarter ended June 30, 2020, and provided an update on the Company’s recent […]

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July 8, 2020

Acer Therapeutics Announces Administration of ACER-001 in a Fasted State Increased Systemic Exposure of Phenylbutyrate in Healthy Volunteer Food Effect Study

Model suggests ACER-001, Acer’s taste-masked, immediate-release formulation of sodium phenylbutyrate, may offer improved disease management in patients with Urea Cycle Disorders compared to current treatments

Anticipate submitting ACER-001 NDA in H1 2021 assuming successful completion of additional nonclinical work and long-term stability data, and subject to additional capital

NEWTON, MA – July 8, 2020 – 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 from a food effect study in healthy volunteers showing that administration of ACER-001 in a fasted state […]

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May 14, 2020

Acer Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

Expanded pipeline with addition of emetine for COVID-19; progressed ACER-001, osanetant and EDSIVO™ programs; and entered into stock purchase agreement with Lincoln Park Capital

NEWTON, MA – May 14, 2020 – 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, 2020 and provided an update on the Company’s recent […]

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May 11, 2020

Acer Therapeutics to Develop Emetine as Potential COVID-19 Treatment in Collaboration with National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, One of the National Institutes of Health

Targeting Q3 2020 initiation of an adaptive Phase 2/3 trial evaluating emetine in high-risk COVID-19 outpatients, following IND submission and clearance

Acer to host conference call and webcast on Monday, May 11 at 5:30 pm Eastern Time

NEWTON, MA – May 11, 2020 – 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 it has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), one […]

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April 30, 2020

Acer Therapeutics Announces Common Stock Purchase Agreement for up to $15 million with Lincoln Park Capital

NEWTON, MA – April 30, 2020 – 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 it has entered into a common stock purchase agreement for up to $15 million with Lincoln Park Capital […]

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March 18, 2020

Acer Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

OND denies Acer’s appeal but describes possible paths forward for EDSIVO™

 ACER-001 bioequivalence trial complete; New Drug Application submission anticipated early 2021

 Targeting osanetant Phase 1/2 trial initiation by end 2020

NEWTON, MA –March 18, 2020 – 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 fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019 and provided an update on the […]

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Acer Receives Formal Dispute Resolution Request (FDRR) Response from FDA’s Office of New Drugs

Office of New Drugs denies Acer’s appeal but describes possible paths forward for EDSIVO™

NEWTON, MA – March 18, 2020 – 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 the Office of New Drugs (OND) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied Acer’s […]

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February 24, 2020

Acer Therapeutics Announces ACER-001 for Urea Cycle Disorders Trial Shows Bioequivalence to BUPHENYL®

Anticipate submitting New Drug Application in early 2021 assuming successful completion of additional nonclinical work and 12-month long-term stability data

NEWTON, MA – Feb. 24, 2020 – 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 successful completion and final data from Part B of its pivotal trial evaluating the bioavailability and bioequivalence of […]

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