IMR-687 Continuing to Lower VOCs and Hospitalizations in SCD Patients

IMR-687 (tovinontrine), an experimental oral therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), reduced the rate of painful vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), lowered hospitalization due to VOCs, and extended the time to a first VOC in SCD patients, according to new data from an open-label extension of a Phase 2 clinical trial.