CANbridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc a leading China-based global rare disease-focused biopharmaceutical company committed to the research, development and commercialization of transformative therapies, announced that CAN108 (maralixibat), a treatment for Alagille syndrome (ALGS), has been approved by the Hainan Medical Products Administration, which will allow it to be imported and used in Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone as an urgently needed drug.
Maralixibat was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September 2021 for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients aged one year and older with ALGS. There are no approved drugs for the disease in China, where there is a large unmet need for treatment. The
