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Palvella Therapeutics Announces Expansion of QTORIN™ Rapamycin’s Development into Clinically Significant Angiokeratomas, a Rare, Chronically Debilitating Lymphatic Disease with No FDA-approved Therapies
Clinically significant angiokeratomas are characterized by lymphatic-derived skin lesions that can persistently bleed and significantly impact quality-of-life; no FDA-approved therapies exist for the estimated more than 50,000 diagnosed U.S. patients Company plans to initiate a Phase 2 trial evaluating QTORIN™ rapamycin for clinically significant angiokeratomas in the second half of 2026 Company to host webcast conference call today, September 24, 2025 at 8:30am ET WAYNE, Pa., Sept. 24, 2025 (GL
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