FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Covington, KY] September 30, 2020
Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative cures for cancer, announced that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company’s request for rare pediatric disease designation for BXQ-350, Bexion’s lead therapeutic, for the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and diffuse midline glioma (DMG).
Rare Pediatric Disease designation is granted for diseases that primarily affect children ages 18 years or younger and fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. Upon approval of BXQ-350 for a rare pediatric disease in the U.S., Bexion is eligible for a Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher, which may be redeemed for priority review of a subsequent product,
transferred, or sold. The program is intended to encourage development of new treatments for rare pediatric diseases.
“Achieving this designation for BXQ-350 in treating DIPG/DMG is pivotal to our clinical strategy,” stated Dr. Ray Takigiku, CEO of Bexion. “This first step could lead to a rare pediatric disease priority review voucher upon marketing approval of BXQ-350 for DIPG/DMG.”
About Bexion Pharmaceuticals
Bexion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing BXQ-350, a first-in-class agent composed of the multifunctional, lysosomal activator protein Saposin C and phosphatidylserine. BXQ-350 has
demonstrated pre-clinical antitumor effects in vitro and in vivo, particularly in brain and other solid tumors, including those that may lead to brain metastases. Bexion has completed a multi-site first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of BXQ-350 for solid tumors and gliomas. A Phase 1 Pediatric Trial enrollment was completed in October, 2019.
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