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Eisai divested its rights for vertigo and equilibrium disturbance treatment Merislon (betahistine mesilate), used to treat Meniere's syndrome, and muscle relaxant Myonal (eperisone hydrochloride) in Japan to Kaken.
NM26-2198 is a bi-specific antibody which targets IL-4Rα (type I and type II receptors) and IL-31 for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD).
Under the agreement, the companies will utilize the microbial platform technology developed by bitBiome to obtain drug candidates for the treatment of infectious diseases with high unmet medical needs.
Under the terms of the agreement, Kaken receives an exclusive license to develop, commercialize and market MBX-8025 (seladelpar), a first-in-class treatment for people with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), in Japan for PBC.
SPR001 (tildacerfont) is a potent and highly selective, non-steroidal, oral antagonist of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) 1 receptor. The CRF1 receptor is abundantly expressed in the pituitary gland where it is the primary regulator of the HPA axis.
Under the expanded agreement, Kaken receives commercial rights for NM26-2198 in Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, while Numab retains the commercial rights to the US, Europe, and the rest of the world.
Sofpironium bromide gel was deemed to be safe and well tolerated in this study, as well as in the accompanying 52-week long-term safety extension study in Japan. Japan is the first country to approve sofpironium bromide with commercial launch expected later this year.
Brickell and Kaken Pharmaceutical were granted by the Japanese Patent Office a composition of matter patent with claims directed to the novel polymorphic, or crystalline, forms of sofpironium bromide, a retrometabolically designed new chemical entity.