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Crofelemer, a novel plant-based anti-secretory prescription drug, has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for both short bowel syndrome (SBS) and microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) and is being evaluated to serve as a potential therapeutic option to manage intestinal failure in these patients There are currently no approved drug treatments for MVID, an ultrarare pediatric disease characterized by severe diarrhea and malabsorption that requires intensive parenteral support for nutritional and fluid management Proof-of-concept data in MVID from this study would provide support for crofelemer's potential inclusion in the EMA's PRIME program for novel medicines targeting unmet medical needs and the FDA's Breakthrough Therapies program SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 17, 2025 / Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX) (Jaguar) family companies Napo Pharmaceuticals (Napo) and Napo Therapeutics today announced that preliminary results from the ongoing pediatric investigator-initiated trial (IIT) of a novel liquid formulation of crofelemer, Jaguar's novel plant-based anti-secretory prescription drug, for various congenital diarrheal disorders (CDD), including MVID and SBS with intestinal failure (SBS-IF), will be presented by Dr. Mohamad Miqdady at the April 24-26, 2025 Annual ELITE PED-GI Congress in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. MVID and SBS-IF, rare orphan diseases requiring intensive parenteral nutrition and support, have severe morbidity and mortality implications and impact the quality of life of both patients and their caregivers.» Mehr auf accessnewswire.com

The statistically significant responder analysis results for Mytesi® (crofelemer) in the Phase 3 OnTarget study's prespecified subgroup of patients with breast cancer were the subject of a December 2024 poster presentation at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Late-breaker abstract accepted by MASCC shows additional significant results for breast cancer subgroup Jaguar planning to meet with FDA in Q2 2025 to discuss possible pathways for crofelemer approval for prophylaxis of diarrhea in patients with breast cancer A second late-breaker abstract, related to the results of a screening survey of cancer patients about oral mucositis and a follow-up focus group, has also been accepted for presentation at MASCC's 2025 Annual Meeting SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 15, 2025 / Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX) ("Jaguar" or the "Company") family company Napo Pharmaceuticals ("Napo") today announced that the late-breaker abstract Napo submitted to MASCC on additional significant results in adult breast cancer patients from the OnTarget study has been accepted for presentation as an oral rapid e-poster at MASCC's June 26-28, 2025 Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington. The authors include Pravin Chaturvedi, PhD, who is Jaguar's Chief Scientific Officer and Chair of Napo's Scientific Advisory Board, as well as leading oncologists and cancer patient advocates.» Mehr auf accessnewswire.com

Gelclair ® is the company's third commercialized prescription product Oral mucositis, also called "chemo mouth," a painful inflammation of the mouth's mucous membranes, has emerged as the most significant adverse event in oncology according to a National Comprehensive Cancer Network task force Napo's core target patient audiences for Gelclair are head and neck cancer patients and bone marrow transplant patients SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 8, 2025 / Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX) ("Jaguar") today announced that Jaguar family company Napo Pharmaceuticals ("Napo") is exhibiting at the 50th anniversary Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress taking place April 9-13, 2025 in Denver, Colorado as part of ongoing commercial activities for Gelclair. "We have expanded our footprint beyond HIV-related supportive care to include cancer-related supportive care, and our recent in-licensing of the FDA-approved oral mucositis product Gelclair is a first building block," said Lisa Conte, Jaguar's president and CEO.» Mehr auf accessnewswire.com