60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals Study Results Published by New Microbes and New Infections Demonstrate Tafenoquine Exhibits Broad Spectrum Antifungal Activity
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Effective treatment of drug-resistant Candida infections is an unmet need in U.S. market
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- Effective treatment of drug-resistant Candida infections is an unmet need in U.S. market
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals , Inc. (“60P”) (NASDAQ: SXTP), specialists in developing and marketing medicines for infectious diseases, today announced the journal, New Microbes and New Infections , has published non-clinical study results showing tafenoquine exhibits broad spectrum antifungal activity, including against Candida spp. - in cell culture, and decreases fungal burden in the lungs in an invasive pulmonary model of Rhizopus in mice.
- 60P was recently awarded a U.S. patent covering tafenoquine for treatment of COVID-19 and other lung infections.
- “A substantial unmet need exists for clinical therapies that treat and prevent life-threatening fungal infections,” said Chief Executive Officer of 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Geoffrey Dow.