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60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals enrolls first patient in expanded access study of tafenoquine for persistent babesiosis
60 DEGREES PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
- First patient enrolled in NCT06478641, an expanded access study of tafenoquine for persistent babesiosis after standard-of-care failure.
- Prior case series in Clinical Infectious Diseases reported 80% cure rate with tafenoquine plus SOC in five high-risk patients.
- Company estimates cumulative U.S. accessible market for ARAKODA (tafenoquine) in babesiosis may exceed 400,000 patients through Dec 2035.
- Tafenoquine is FDA-approved for malaria prophylaxis (ARAKODA) but not proven effective or approved for babesiosis.