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CymaBay, Kowa Pharma America Form Pact

Kowa to fully fund development through NDA of arhalofenate in the U.S.

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

CymaBay Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharma company, has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Kowa Pharmaceuticals America for the development and commercialization in the U.S. of arhalofenate, an oral, once-daily dual-acting drug candidate for the treatment of gout.   CymaBay will receive up to $15 million in upfront and near-term milestone payments and is eligible to receive up to an additional $190 million in payments based upon the achievement of specific development, reg...

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