Verve Therapeutics Investor Sues Over Halted Clinical Trial (1)

Aug. 28, 2024, 6:35 PM UTCUpdated: Aug. 28, 2024, 10:03 PM UTC

Verve Therapeutics Inc. was sued by a shareholder who accuses the biotech company of misleading investors about a clinical trial for its cholesterol medicine.

The proposed class action, filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, said Boston-based Verve overstated the potential of a drug delivery system and emphasized successful interim data without warning its clinical trial could be stopped if there were an adverse event.

Verve in April paused enrollment in a clinical trial after a participant experienced an adverse reaction, including a low blood platelet count.

“Defendants’ statements about its business, operations, and prospects, ...

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