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Cadrenal Therapeutics Acquires VLX-1005, a First-in-Class Phase 2 12-LOX Inhibitor for Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Novel first-in-class therapeutic targeting a key immune signaling pathway and the underlying cause of HITIt is the first and only potent, highly selective inhibitor of human 12-LOX in clinical testing, distinguishing it from related compounds.Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations from the FDA PONTE VEDRA, Fla., Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVKD), a biopharmaceutical company developing transformative therapeutics to overcome the limitations of current a
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