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Curanex Expands Its Drug Development Pipeline to Include Cancer Cachexia, Representing a Multi-Billion-Dollar Market Opportunity and Important Step In The Company's Evolution Into a Broader Therapeutics Development Company
Company expands strategic focus into one of oncology's most urgent supportive-care challenges Jericho, New York, April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Curanex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CURX) (“Curanex” or the “Company”), a development-stage therapeutics company, today announced that it is expanding its drug development pipeline that encompassed six core indications: ulcerative colitis, atopic dermatitis, COVID-19, diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (“NAFLD”), and gout, by focusing on a new core indication: cancer cachexia, a serious cancer-associated wasting syndrome marked by progressive weight loss, muscle depletion, weakness and declining physical function. Cancer cachexia is widely recognized as one of the most serious complications in oncology and is estimated by the National Cancer Institute to occur in up to 80% of patients with advanced cancer, depending on cancer type and response to treatment.