San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/06/2018 -- An investigation on behalf of current long-term investors in shares of Menlo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: MNLO) was announced over potential breaches of fiduciary duties by certain officers and directors at Menlo Therapeutics Inc.

Investors who purchased shares of Menlo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: MNLO) and currently hold any of those NASDAQ: MNLO shares have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.

The investigation by a law firm concerns whether certain Menlo Therapeutics directors breached their fiduciary duties and caused damage to the company and its shareholders.

On January 25, 2018, Menlo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: MNLO) completed an initial public offering ("IPO"), selling over 8 million shares of common stock at $17.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $136.9 million. By February 2018, Menlo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: MNLO) stock was valued at roughly $30.00 per share.

Then on April 6, 2018, Menlo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: MNLO) revealed the top-line results from MTI-103 (ATOMIK), the Phase 2 clinical trial of serlopitant for the treatment of pruritus in adults and adolescents with a history of atopic dermatitis. Menlo said that the study "did not meet its primary or key secondary efficacy endpoints with no statistically significant difference demonstrated between the serlopitant treated groups and the placebo treated group," and divulged that "the results in this Phase 2 trial of pruritus associated with atopic dermatitis did not reach statistical significance and did not show the same magnitude of treatment effect as in our prior pruritus studies."

Those who purchased shares of Menlo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: MNLO), have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Contact:
Shareholders Foundation, Inc.
Michael Daniels
3111 Camino Del Rio North - Suite 423
92108 San Diego
Phone: +1-(858)-779-1554
Fax: +1-(858)-605-5739
mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

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