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60 Degrees Pharma enrolls first patient in tafenoquine babesiosis study at Tufts Medical Center
60 DEGREES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
- IRB approval received for open-label expanded access study of tafenoquine in immunocompromised patients with persistent babesiosis.
- Goal is to confirm 80% cure rate (30-100% CI) from Yale April 2024 case series published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
- Three-part program: acute hospitalized (enrolling), expanded access (announced), and chronic babesiosis (planned, gated by NC State study).
- Company plans to file NDA for supplemental babesiosis indication by Q2 2026.
- U.S. accessible market estimate: 38,000 acute immunosuppressed patients and at least 375,000 chronic babesiosis patients through 2035.