Two Korean Pharmas Vie For Wins In High-Need Gout Space

Promising Data Support Move Into Phase III

Based on promising Phase II data, two companies in South Korea are moving ahead with late-stage development in the gout space, with JW Pharmaceutical getting approvals to begin a multinational Phase III trial for epaminurad, while LG Chem has recently submitted an application for a Phase III program with its contender tigulixostat.

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High Unmet Need For Safer, More Efficacious Gout Drugs • Source: Shutterstock

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