[{"orgOrder":0,"company":"LG Chem","sponsor":"Innovent Biologics","pharmaFlowCategory":"D","amount":"$95.5 million","upfrontCash":"$10.0 million","newsHeadline":"Innovent and LG Chem Announce Strategic Collaboration for Tigulixostat, a Novel Non-Purine Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Gout Disease","therapeuticArea":"Rheumatology","highestDevelopmentStatus":"Phase III","country":"SOUTH KOREA","productType":"Small molecule","productStatus":"New Molecular Entity","date":"December 2022","url1":"","url2":"","graph1":"Rheumatology","graph2":"Phase III"},{"orgOrder":0,"company":"LG Chem","sponsor":"Not Applicable","pharmaFlowCategory":"DU","amount":"Not Applicable","upfrontCash":"Not Applicable","newsHeadline":"LG Chem Enters Final Stage of Clinical Development for New Gout Drug","therapeuticArea":"Rheumatology","highestDevelopmentStatus":"Phase II","country":"SOUTH KOREA","productType":"Small molecule","productStatus":"New Molecular Entity","date":"August 2022","url1":"","url2":"","graph1":"Rheumatology","graph2":"Phase II"}]
Find Clinical Drug Pipeline Developments & Deals for Tigulixostat
LC350189 (tigulixostat) is a novel xanthine oxidase inhibitor targeting the reduction of uric acid in purine metabolism, by inhibiting the activity of xanthine oxidase.
Results from US Phase 2 clinical trial—primary end point set at a challenging level confirmed the potential of LC350189 (tigulixostat) as a new gout treatment distinguished from pre-existing drugs, while also demonstrating safety similar to that of the placebo group.