Quantcast
Published On: Tue, Jun 27th, 2017

Chagas disease: Benznidazole IND receives FDA clearance

In a follow-up on a report on KaloBios Pharmaceutical’s Chagas disease drug, benznidazole, the California based biopharmaceutical company announced today its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for benznidazole is open, and a key part of the program can proceed as planned toward gaining potential approval as a treatment for Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease.

Kissing bug next to penny
Image/Rachel Curtis-Hamer Labs

Benznidazole is an oral anti-parasitic medication used in the treatment of Chagas disease, caused by a protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi carried and transmitted by triatomine insects, aka the kissing bugs.

LISTEN: Chagas disease: An interview with Patricia Dorn, PhD

“We have taken big steps over the past year since we brought KaloBios out of bankruptcy, consistently delivering on our projected milestones, building momentum with this challenging but important program and transforming to operational excellence despite many legacy obstacles,” said Cameron Durrant, MD, chairman and CEO of KaloBios. “The open IND allows us to move into what we expect to be the latter half of our benznidazole program for Chagas disease, a silent killer that affects more than 350,000 people in the U.S.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed acceptance of the company’s benznidazole IND on May 26, 2017, and the IND became effective 30 days after that date.

The benznidazole program remains on track for a New Drug Application (NDA) submission in the first quarter of 2018.

Related: 

 

On the DISPATCH: Headlines  Local  Opinion

Subscribe to Weekly Newsletter

* indicates required
/ ( mm / dd ) [ALL INFO CONFIDENTIAL]

About the Author

- The generic Dispatch designation, used primarily for press releases or syndicated content, but may be used for guest author requesting a generic nomenclature

Displaying 1 Comments
Have Your Say
  1. A look at the neglected tropical disease, Chagas disease - Outbreak News Today says:

    […] Chagas disease: Benznidazole IND receives FDA clearance […]

Leave a comment

XHTML: You can use these html tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

like_us_on_facebook

 

The Global Dispatch Facebook page- click here

Movie News Facebook page - click here

Television News Facebook page - click here

Weird News Facebook page - click here 

DISPATCH RADIO

dispatch_radio

THE BRANDON JONES SHOW

brandon_jones_show-logo

Archives