Palvella Therapeutics receives Yale-licensed patent for QTORIN pitavastatin

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Palvella Therapeutics Strengthens QTORIN™ Pitavastatin Intellectual Property with Yale-Licensed U.S. Patent Providing Protection into 2043

May 27, 2026 7:30 AM EDT

Yale-licensed U.S. patent provides broad protection for topical mevalonate pathway inhibition in porokeratosis, including disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP)

DSAP is a serious, rare, premalignant genetic skin disease affecting an estimated more than 50,000 diagnosed patients in the U.S., with no FDA-approved therapies

Palvella plans to initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial of QTORIN pitavastatin in DSAP in the second half of 2026

WAYNE, Pa., May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Palvella Therapeutics, Inc. (Palvella or the Company) (Nasdaq: PVLA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company... More