Amplia Therapeutics (ASX:ATX) received formal approval from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a patent covering a salt and crystal form of its cancer drug candidate, narmafotinib, being developed clinically, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.
The patent, allowed in September, has been granted in major markets such as Europe, Japan, India, Korea, and Australia, securing narmafotinib's protection until at least 2040, with other regions still under review, the filing added.