CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KALV), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule protease inhibitors, today reported operational and financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended July 31, 2017.
"We continue to make progress with our portfolio of oral plasma kallikrein inhibitors in pursuit of our goal of a best-in-class oral therapy for hereditary angioedema," said Andrew Crockett, Chief Executive Officer of KalVista. "We are completing the first-in-human trial of KVD818 and plan to evaluate final data and determine future development plans as we continue to advance our additional molecules. KVD900 remains on track to be our next candidate to enter clinical testing, with a regulatory filing before the end of 2017, and there will be at least one additional candidate entering the clinic in 2018. We also continue preparations for the Phase 2 clinical trial for our diabetic macular edema program candidate KVD001, which will initiate this year."
About KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceuticals company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule protease inhibitors for diseases with significant unmet need. The initial focus is on inhibitors of plasma kallikrein, which is an important component of the body's inflammatory response and which, in excess, can lead to increased vascular permeability, edema and inflammation. KalVista has developed a proprietary portfolio of novel, small molecule plasma kallikrein inhibitors initially targeting hereditary angioedema (HAE) and diabetic macular edema (DME). The Company has created a structurally diverse portfolio of oral plasma kallikrein inhibitors from which it plans to select multiple drug candidates to advance into clinical trials for HAE. The first candidate of this planned portfolio of programs, KVD818, is currently in a first-in-human study and additional program candidates are in preclinical development. KalVista's most advanced program, an intravitreally administered plasma kallikrein inhibitor known as KVD001, has successfully completed its first-in-human study in patients with DME and is being prepared for Phase 2 studies in 2017.
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KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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