Armata Pharmaceuticals Shares Rise 8% After FDA Grants AP-SA02 Breakthrough Therapy Designation

Armata Pharmaceuticals (AMEX:ARMP) shares rose 8% after the company said the US Food and Drug Administration granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to AP-SA02, its intravenously administered Staphylococcus aureus multi-phage product candidate. The designation covers AP-SA02 as an adjunct treatment for complicated bacteremia caused by methicillin-sensitive S.