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60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals Announces Clinical Improvement and Negative PCR Results in All Completed Expanded Access Babesiosis Study Patients

Globe Newswire•27/10/2026•08:06 ET
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Key Highlights

  • ➤Five completed patients all reported much or very much improved clinical outcomes
  • ➤Five completed patients tested negative for Babesia on conventional PCR tests
  • ➤Four of five patients tested negative on highly sensitive post-treatment NAT testing
  • ➤Two additional patients remain on treatment, bringing total enrollment to seven
  • ➤Company expects to unblind randomized babesiosis study in January 2027

* All five completed patients (100%) reported much or very much improved clinical outcomes and tested negative for Babesia on conventional PCR tests * Four of five completed patients (80%) were negative on highly sensitive post-treatment NAT testing * Results reinforce favorable retreatment-free outcomes reported with tafenoquine–atovaquone regimens * Two additional patients remain on treatment, bringing total enrollment to seven; study remains open pending potential discussions with FDA WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SXTP; SXTPW) (“60 Degrees” or the “Company”), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing new medicines for vector-borne disease, today announced clinical and molecular results from the first five patients to complete treatment with tafenoquine-containing combination regimens in the Company’s expanded access study of relapsing babesiosis in immunosuppressed patients (NCT06478641).

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