Kyowa Kirin, Inc. (Kyowa Kirin), an affiliate of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4151), announced today that NOURIANZ™ (istradefylline) is now available in the U.S. as adjunctive treatment to levodopa/carbidopa in adult patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experiencing “off” episodes.
Immunotherapy-focused HiFiBiO Therapeutics raised $67 million in series C. Kyowa Kirin won an FDA go-ahead for Parkinson's add-on therapy Nourianz. A probe at India's securities agency reportedly cleared Sun Pharma of alleged violations.
A 10-year wait obviously didn’t discourage Kyowa Kirin from changing the FDA’s mind for its add-on Parkinson’s disease therapy.
Kyowa Hakko Kirin has posted (PDF) a look at proof-of-concept data on adenosine A2A receptor antagonist KW-6356 in early Parkinson’s disease patients. The data emboldened Kyowa to commit to a larger phase 2 trial, despite its one-time partner Lundbeck walking away from the program.