Summary by Moomoo AI
On May 2, 2024, 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided feedback on the protocol for a planned clinical trial to study the use of tafenoquine in treating babesiosis, a tick-borne illness. The FDA's comments included questions and recommendations, but no material changes to the trial design or protocol are required. The company is moving forward with preparations to begin patient enrollment later in the year. This follows a Type C regulatory meeting with the FDA and the submission of the full protocol under an existing Investigational New Drug application. Tafenoquine is currently approved for malaria prophylaxis under the name ARAKODA®. The upcoming study will be a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled...Show More