Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals Announces Collaboration With Kyowa Hakko Kirin to Develop and Commercialize Phase 2-Stage KRN23 for X-Linked Hypophosphatemia

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NOVATO, Calif., Sept. 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. today announced it has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (KHK), to develop and commercialize KRN23. KRN23 is a recombinant fully human monoclonal IgG1 antibody intended to treat X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH). KHK is currently completing a Phase 1/2 study in adults with XLH in the US and Canada. The two companies plan to initiate a pediatric XLH program in 2014.

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