DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) today announced pivotal Phase I/III study results evaluating the safety and efficacy of BAX 326, an investigational recombinant factor IX (rFIX) protein, for the treatment and prophylaxis of bleeding episodes for patients with hemophilia B over 12 years of age. The data were presented at the 54th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in Atlanta. BAX 326 was recently granted orphan-drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a special status given to a product that when approved, will address an unmet need for people with a rare disease or condition. Data supporting the prophylaxis indication, which is the basis for the orphan drug designation, was included in the biologics license application (BLA).
