Caprion Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Shigamabs Clinical Program
Shigamabs is a single, intravenously administered product that consists of two monoclonal antibodies: caStx1 and caStx2. Shigamabs is being developed for the treatment of Shigatoxin-producing bacterial infections, the most common of which is caused by Shigatoxin-producing E. coli (STEC). STEC is transmitted by contaminated food or water. In 50% of people that experience Shigatoxin-mediated events, clinical outcomes include hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, kidney failure, brain damage, and for 2% to 3% of such patients, death. There is currently no approved treatment for STEC infections.
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