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PITTSBURGH, PA — Krystal Biotech, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: KRYS) announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted platform technology designation to the genetically modified, non-replicating herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) viral vector used in the Company’s redosable eye drop gene therapy KB801, currently under evaluation in a...
PITTSBURGH, PA — Krystal Biotech, Inc., a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of genetic medicines to treat diseases with high unmet medical needs, today announced that the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to beremagene geperpavec-svdt (B-VEC...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. and TOKYO, Japan — Kura Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KURA) and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4151, “Kyowa Kirin”) today announced that the first patient has been dosed under the KOMET-017 clinical trial protocol (NCT07007312), comprising two independent, global, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trials to evaluate ziftomenib,...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. and TOKYO, Japan — Kura Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KURA) and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4151, “Kyowa Kirin”) today announced the Journal of Clinical Oncology published the full results from the pivotal KOMET-001 clinical trial (NCT04067336) evaluating ziftomenib, an investigational, once-daily, oral menin inhibitor, in adult patients with relapsed/refractory...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. and TOKYO, Japan — Kura Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KURA, “Kura”) and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4151, “Kyowa Kirin”) today announced new data demonstrating a favorable safety profile and encouraging antileukemic activity for KOMZIFTI (ziftomenib) in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine (ven/aza) for the treatment of acute...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Kura Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KURA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the promise of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in KOMET-008, the Company’s Phase 1 trial of its menin inhibitor ziftomenib, in combination with...
NOVATO, Calif. — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) announced today that it has received notice of priority review status for Kuvan(R) (sapropterin dihydrochloride) as an oral treatment for patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) from Health Canada. Priority review provides for a shortened submission review of 180 days versus the standard twelve...