Aerpio Pharmaceuticals Presents Data from Fifth Patient Cohort Showing Potential of Topical Ocular Formulation of AKB-9778 Product Candidate When Combined with Prostaglandin in Subjects with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARPO), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing compounds that activate Tie2 to treat ocular diseases and diabetic complications, announced that Kevin Peters, M.D., Aerpio’s Chief Scientific Officer, presented data from the fifth cohort of subjects from a Phase 1b trial showing the potential of a topical ocular formulation of AKB-9778, a VE-PTP inhibitor and Tie2 activator, to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) with minim

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