XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (CSE : XRX) (OTCQB : XRTXF) (FRANKFURT : ANU1) (the “Company” or “XORTX”) a late clinical stage pharmaceutical development company focused on kidney disease, is pleased to announce that the Company has filed its pre-IND (Investigational New Drug) meeting request with the U.S. FDA. This filing initiates formal communications with the U.S. FDA regarding development of the Company’s proprietary formulation of XRx-101 (Oxypurinol) for the treatment and prevention of acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with COVID-19 coronavirus infection. The request for a pre-IND meeting was accompanied by the complete pre-IND briefing document.