Ukoniq Lifts Alembic-Backed Rhizen, India Debut On Cards

 
• By Anju Ghangurde
  
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Rhizen is entitled to royalties on net sales of US FDA-approved Ukoniq, being commercialized by partner TG Therapeutics, and expects to take the lymphoma treatment to India. CEO suggests the first-in-class PI3K/CK1 epsilon inhibitor, discovered by Rhizen, bests competitors including Bayer's Aliqopa.

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If the accelerated US Food and Drug Administration approval for Ukoniq (umbralisib) for two lymphoma types marked a “transformational” moment for TG Therapeutics, Inc., shaping it from being purely an R&D firm to a fully integrated commercial stage biopharma company, it also validated the frugal and effective discovery and development capabilities of partner Rhizen Pharmaceuticals S.A.

Umbralisib, the first and only oral inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K) delta and casein kinase 1 (CK1) epsilon, was...

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