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Traws Pharma gets HREC approval for Phase 2 COVID trials of ratutrelvir; top-line data expected year-end 2025
Traws Pharma, Inc.
- First Phase 2 non-inferiority trial compares ratutrelvir 600 mg QD for 10 days vs PAXLOVID 5-day regimen in newly diagnosed COVID subjects.
- Second single-arm trial tests ratutrelvir in PAXLOVID-ineligible patients; both trials expect top-line results by year-end 2025.
- Ratutrelvir is ritonavir-free, once-daily for 10 days, aiming to reduce clinical rebound and Long COVID risk.
- Pfizer reported $427M PAXLOVID sales in Q2 2025 (+70% YoY), highlighting continued market need for COVID treatments.