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Rigel's Fostamatinib Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase 3 Study in Chronic ITP

August 30, 2016 7:00 AM EDT

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that fostamatinib, its oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, met the primary endpoint in the first of two double-blind studies in the FIT Phase 3 clinical program for the treatment of adult chronic/persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).  The study (n=76) showed that 18% of patients receiving fostamatinib achieved a stable platelet response compared to none receiving a placebo control (p=0.0261).  A stable platelet response was defined as achieving greater than 50,000 platelets per uL of blood on at least... More