Early lupus patient data sends Kezar Life Sciences' stock soaring after-hours

A Peninsula drug developer's stock ballooned more than 100% in after-hours trading Monday after it disclosed early data from a midstage clinical trial of a drug designed to treat the autoimmune kidney disease lupus nephritis. Kezar Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: KZR) said lupus nephritis patients responded well — including some with a complete response — after 24 weeks of treatment with the company's drug zetomipzomib. Lupus nephritis is a type of kidney disease caused by systemic lupus, where…
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