Cidara Aims For Treatment, Prophylaxis Claims For Novel Antifungal

Biotech says rezafungin should best existing echinocandin agents in treatment of Candida pathogen infections, while also offering needed prophylaxis improvements for leukemia and lymphoma patients.

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Cidara thinks its novel antifungal can offer benefit in treatment, prophylaxis

Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. is running Phase III trials for two separate indications of its novel echinocandin antifungal agent, but while rezafungin might reach market first as a treatment for candidemia and invasive candidiasis, the firm says a second indication for infection prophylaxis in hematologic cancer settings may offer improved outcomes for patients and cost savings for the health care system.

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