Equillium's EQ001 Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Equillium, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQ) announced on 12/19/18 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for EQ001 for the treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD). The Company is planning to initiate a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial in early 2019, called the EQUATE trial, which will evaluate EQ001 for the treatment of patients presenting with aGVHD.