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Jaguar Health Provides Updates on Orphan Disease Intestinal Failure Development Program for Crofelemer
Enrollment in company's first-of-its-kind placebo-controlled Phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy of crofelemer for microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) in
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[{"type":"text","content":"Enrollment in company's first-of-its-kind placebo-controlled Phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy of crofelemer for microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) in pediatric patients has reached approximately 25%As recently announced, initial proof-of-concept results of the ongoing investigator-initiated trial (IIT) show crofelemer reduced the required total parenteral nutrition in patients with intestinal failure due to MVID and short bowel syndrome by up to 27% and 12.5% respectively; data from the third patient enrolled is expectedCompany strategy: Seek business development partnerships for license to develop and commercialize Jaguar's intestinal failure products, resulting in non-dilutive funding for Jaguar SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 23, 2025 / Jaguar Health, Inc.(NASDAQ:JAGX) (Jaguar) today provided updates on the company's orphan disease intestinal failure program. Jaguar, through Jaguar family companies Napo Pharmaceuticals (Napo) and Napo Therapeutics, is currently supporting two independent proof-of-concept investigator-initiated trials (IITs), and conducting two placebo-controlled Phase 2 studies, of crofelemer, Jaguar's novel plant-based anti-secretory prescription drug, in patients with intestinal failure due to microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) and short bowel syndrome (SBS-IF) in the United States, European Union, and/or Middle East/North Africa regions.As announced, and as presented April 26, 2025 at the Annual ELITE PED-GI Congress, initial proof-of-concept results from the ongoing exploratory, single-arm open label non-randomized IIT of crofelemer in Abu Dhabi in pediatric intestinal failure patients show that crofelemer reduced the required total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and supplementary intravenous fluids in the first participating MVID patient by up to 27% and in the first participating SBS-IF patient by up to 12.5%. In addition, this data showed that crofelemer reduced stool volume output and/or frequency of watery stools, and increased urine output - an indicator of improved nutrient oral absorption. Data from the third patient enrolled in the IIT is expected.Completion of Napo's randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study of crofelemer in pediatric MVID patients is expected in mid-2026 as planned.\"Our strategy is to seek business development partnerships for license rights fo...