Knight Therapeutics Announces Regulatory Submission of Fostamatinib in Brazil
21 Februar 2024 - 11:30PM
Knight Therapeutics Inc., (TSX: GUD) ("Knight") a pan-American
(ex-USA) specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that its
Brazilian affiliate, United Medical Ltda., has submitted a
marketing authorization application to ANVISA, the Brazilian health
regulatory agency, for fostamatinib for the treatment of
thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chronic immune
thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have had an insufficient response to a
previous treatment. Knight has previously submitted marketing
authorization applications for fostamatinib in Colombia and Mexico.
“This submission of fostamatinib demonstrates
Knight’s continued execution of our strategy of leveraging our
solid platform and expertise to bring innovative therapies for
important unmet healthcare needs in Latin America,” said Samira
Sakhia, President and Chief Executive Officer of Knight
Therapeutics Inc.
On May 24, 2022, Knight announced that it
entered into an agreement with Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the
exclusive rights to commercialize fostamatinib, an oral spleen
tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, in Latin America. Fostamatinib is
commercially available in the United States under the brand name
TAVALISSE® and in Europe under the brand name TAVLESSE® for the
treatment of adult chronic ITP.
About ITP
In patients with ITP (immune thrombocytopenia),
the immune system attacks and destroys the body's own blood
platelets, which play an active role in blood clotting and healing.
Common symptoms of ITP are excessive bruising and bleeding. People
suffering with chronic ITP may live with an increased risk of
severe bleeding events that can result in serious medical
complications or even death. Current therapies for ITP include
steroids, blood platelet production boosters like thrombopoietin
receptor agonists (TPO-RAs), and splenectomy. However, not all
patients respond to existing therapies. As a result, there remains
a significant medical need for additional treatment options for
patients with ITP.
About Knight Therapeutics
Inc.
Knight Therapeutics Inc., headquartered in
Montreal, Canada, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on
acquiring or in-licensing and commercializing pharmaceutical
products for Canada and Latin America. Knight’s Latin American
subsidiaries operate under United Medical, Biotoscana Farma and
Laboratorio LKM. Knight Therapeutics Inc.'s shares trade on TSX
under the symbol GUD. For more information about Knight
Therapeutics Inc., please visit the company's web site at
www.knighttx.com or www.sedarplus.ca.
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statements for Knight Therapeutics Inc. and its subsidiaries. These
forward-looking statements, by their nature, necessarily involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements. Knight Therapeutics Inc. considers the assumptions on
which these forward-looking statements are based to be reasonable
at the time they were prepared but cautions the reader that these
assumptions regarding future events, many of which are beyond the
control of Knight Therapeutics Inc. and its subsidiaries, may
ultimately prove to be incorrect. Factors and risks which could
cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations
are discussed in Knight Therapeutics Inc.'s Annual Report and in
Knight Therapeutics Inc.'s Annual Information Form for the year
ended December 31, 2022, as filed on www.sedarplus.ca. Knight
Therapeutics Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information or future events, except as required by law.
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Officer |
Chief Financial Officer |
T: 514.484.4483 |
T. +598.2626.2344 |
F: 514.481.4116 |
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