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Inhibikase Therapeutics Advancing IKT-001 to Global Phase 3 Study in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Phase 3 Study initiating in First Quarter of 2026 Single Pivotal Study Accelerates Potential FDA Approval Timeline by Approximately 3 Years BOSTON and ATLANTA, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKT) (“Inhibikase” or “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics to modify the course of cardiopulmonary diseases namely, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (“PAH”), today announced that it expects to advance IKT-001 to a global pivotal
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