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FDA approves ZYCUBO for Menkes disease; Cyprium gets PRV, up to $129M milestones
Fortress Biotech, Inc.
- FDA approved ZYCUBO (copper histidinate) as first and only U.S. treatment for Menkes disease in pediatric patients.
- Rare Pediatric Disease PRV issued at approval and will be transferred to Cyprium, a majority-owned Fortress subsidiary.
- Cyprium eligible for tiered royalties on net sales and up to $129M in aggregate development and sales milestones from Sentynl.
- Early ZYCUBO treatment showed median overall survival of 177.1 months vs 17.6 months in external control (≈80% risk reduction).
- Fortress notes three FDA approvals in 15 months (Emrosi, UNLOXCYT, ZYCUBO) and recent $28M upfront from Checkpoint sale to Sun Pharma.