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KalVista Pharmaceuticals Announces Non-Proprietary Name Selection for KVD900
– “Sebetralstat” Approved by WHO and USAN – CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SALISBURY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KALV), a
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n– “Sebetralstat” Approved by WHO and USAN –\n\n CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SALISBURY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nKalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KALV), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of oral, small molecule protease inhibitors, today announced that the proposed name “sebetralstat” has been approved by the World Health Organization’s International Nonproprietary Names (WHO-INN) Expert Committee and the American Medical Association’s United States Adopted Names (AMA-USAN) Council for the drug candidate formerly known as KVD900. Sebetralstat is currently being evaluated in the Phase 3 KONFIDENT study as a potential therapeutic for on-demand treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks.\n\n“We are excited to announce this next important step in the evolution of sebetralstat as the first potential oral on-demand therapeutic for HAE,” said Andrew Crockett, Chief Executive Officer of KalVista. “The KONFIDENT study continues to enroll on track with our expectations, and we have many other activities ongoing to prepare for the eventual NDA submission. We believe sebetralstat can be a transformational therapy for people living with HAE.”\n\nAbout KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.\nKalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of oral, small molecule protease inhibitors for diseases with significant unmet need. KalVista has developed a proprietary portfolio of novel, small molecule plasma kallikrein inhibitors initially targeting hereditary angioedema (HAE) and diabetic macular edema (DME). KalVista is developing sebetralstat as an oral on-demand therapy for acute HAE attacks and has initiated the Phase 3 KONFIDENT clinical trial. KVD824 is in development for prophylactic treatment of HAE, with the Phase 2 KOMPLETE clinical trial underway. In addition, KalVista’s oral Factor XIIa inhibitor program represents a new generation of therapies that may further improve the treatment of HAE for patients. In DME, an intravitreally administered plasma kallikrein inhibitor, called KVD001, has completed a Phase 2 clinical trial.\n\nFor more information about KalVista, please visit www.kalvista.com.\nFor more information on the sebetralstat HAE on-demand Phase 3 KONFIDENT study, please visit www.konfidentst...