Strongbridge Biopharma Receives Notice of Allowance from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for New Patent Covering RECORLEV™ (levoketoconazole) for the Treatment of Cushing’s Syndrome
The claims of the U.S. patent application entitled, “Methods And Compositions For Treating Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome And Other Conditions,” are directed towards methods of treating Cushing’s syndrome with levoketoconazole. This Notice of Allowance concludes the substantive examination of the patent application and should result in the issuance of a U.S. patent after administrative processes are completed. The term of the U.S. patent scheduled to issue from this application will expire
"The patent scheduled to issue from this application should result in additional intellectual property protection for RECORLEV, potentially extending our drug candidate's patent term beyond orphan drug exclusivity and enhancing the overall RECORLEV patent portfolio," said Matthew Pauls, president and chief executive officer of Strongbridge Biopharma. "This marks an important step in our ongoing efforts to optimize the value of RECORLEV and further strengthens Strongbridge’s leadership position in rare endocrine disease," Pauls added.
About Endogenous Cushing’s Syndrome
Endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a rare but serious and potentially lethal endocrine disease caused by chronic elevated cortisol exposure. Most people with CS have a variety of signs and symptoms – many of which, when they occur by themselves, are common and do not necessarily point to an underlying disease; this makes recognition of CS difficult. Common presenting symptoms include weight gain or obesity, fatigue, muscle weakness, headaches, mood or sleep disturbances, facial rounding or redness, excess body hair growth in women or baldness in men, thinned skin with stretch marks, easy bruising and other skin changes including acne, mood or sleep disturbances and irregular periods or loss of libido. Patients are often found by their doctors to have new-onset or worsening of high blood pressure, abnormal levels of blood lipids, such as cholesterol, polycystic ovaries and abnormal blood glucose or diabetes. People with uncontrolled disease are seriously ill and have a 2- to 4-fold higher mortality rate than age- and gender-matched controls, mainly due to metabolic and cardiovascular complications. Treatment options for CS include surgery, radiation therapy, and medical treatment. Cushing’s syndrome most commonly affects adults ages 20-50 and is more prevalent in females, accounting for about 70 percent of all cases.
About Strongbridge Biopharma
Strongbridge Biopharma is a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for rare diseases with significant unmet needs. Strongbridge's commercial portfolio within its rare neuromuscular and rare endocrine franchises includes KEVEYIS®(dichlorphenamide), the first and only
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