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Jaguar Health Names Principal Investigators for Clinical Trial to Support Full Approval of Canalevia-CA1 for Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Diarrhea (CID) in Dogs
Canalevia®-CA1 is currently FDA conditionally approved for treatment of CID in dogs and is the first and only treatment for CID in dogs to receive any type of
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[{"type":"text","content":"Canalevia®-CA1 is currently FDA conditionally approved for treatment of CID in dogs and is the first and only treatment for CID in dogs to receive any type of approval from FDACrofelemer, Jaguar's novel, oral plant-based product sustainably harvested from the Croton lechleri tree, is the active ingredient in Canalevia-CA1SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 26, 2023 / Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX), under its Jaguar Animal Health tradename for the veterinary market, today announced that two leading veterinary oncologists, Laura D. Garrett, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology) and Angharad Waite, VMD, DACVIM (Oncology), will serve as Principal Investigators for the company's planned clinical field study of Canalevia®-CA1 (crofelemer delayed-release tablets), the company's U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conditionally approved prescription drug for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea (CID) in dogs, to support full approval of the product. Canalevia-CA1 received conditional approval in December 2021 from the FDA for the treatment of CID in dogs and is available from multiple leading veterinary distributors in the U.S. Conditional approval allows for commercialization of the product while Jaguar continues to collect the substantial evidence of effectiveness required for full approval.Laura D. Garrett, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology), is a clinical professor in oncology and Specialty Medicine Head at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Garrett received her DVM from the University of Illinois, completed an internship at University of Minnesota, and completed an oncology residency at University of Wisconsin-Madison. After working in a New Zealand specialty clinic, Dr. Garrett was a faculty member at Kansas State University for eight years before she joined the faculty at her alma mater. She is a noted national and international speaker and has published on the topics of canine lymphoma, feline hematology, clinical trials, and communication.Angharad Waite, VMD, DACVIM (Oncology) is a veterinary medical oncologist with The Oncology Service in Richmond, VA. Dr. Waite graduated from Princeton University magna cum laude and then attended the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, obtaining her degree (VMD) in 2008. She stayed on at Penn to complete a rotatin...