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Amplyx Cleared To Complete Phase II Study Of New Antifungal Class

 
• By Joseph Haas

Fosmanogepix, with safety and efficacy clearances to continue Phase II, could provide an IV-to-oral option for patients with potentially lethal Candida fungal infections.

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Fosmanogepix could offer a new therapy for multiple types of Candida infections

Amplyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.grew closer to bringing a new class of antifungal therapy to patients on 16 September after a pair of data review boards monitoring its Phase II trial of fosmanogepix in candidemia infections approved enrolling the second half of the study.

If approved, fosmanogepix (APX001) would be a first-in-class gepix antifungal agent and offer an intravenous-to-oral course of therapy to patients suffering multi-drug-resistant

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