U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for NX-5948 for the Treatment of R/R Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia
“Fast Track designation for NX-5948 is an important recognition of the unmet patient need in Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, particularly in the growing number of patients whose cancer has progressed following BTK inhibitor therapy,” said Arthur T. Sands, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Nurix. “This designation follows encouraging safety and efficacy data from our ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial, demonstrating early promise of clinical benefit with potential for durable outcomes. We continue to enroll Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia patients in the ongoing Phase 1b expansion cohort and anticipate sharing additional clinical data in 2025.”
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