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Presentations highlight momentum of Pfizer’s portfolio of infectious disease prevention and treatment options NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) will present data across its infectious disease portfolio at the upcoming IDWeek 2024 congress, held in Los Angeles from October 16-19, 2024. Data in 49 abstracts from company- and collaborator-led studies, will highlight the advances Pfizer is making in helping prevent and treat infectious diseases. “Pfizer is at the forefront of vaccine and therapeutic development in respiratory and infectious diseases,” said Annaliesa Anderson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Head, Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer. “IDWeek 2024 provides a crucial platform to showcase our innovative advancements and engage with the scientific community, as we work to effectively tackle the ongoing challenge posed by infectious diseases.” “As we approach another respiratory virus season, the importance of preventive vaccines and treatments to help keep us healthy is more apparent than ever,” said Luis Jodar, Ph.D., Chief Medical Affairs Officer, Vaccines/Antivirals, Pfizer. “We’re excited to present new, meaningful data that we hope will help further inform healthcare providers.” Pfizer will present research from its robust infectious disease portfolio, covering RSV, COVID-19, pneumococcal disease, Lyme disease, meningococcal disease, and serious bacterial and fungal infections. Details for Pfizer-sponsored, investigator-sponsored and collaborative research oral and poster presentations are below: Title/Abstract Number Presenting Name/Type Date/Time (PDT) Location ORAL & LATE-BREAKING PRESENTATIONS 580 - Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Safety of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir (NMV/r) in Non-Hospitalized Symptomatic Pediatric Patients Ages 6 Years and Older with COVID-19 Who Are at Increased Risk of Progression to Severe Disease (EPIC-Peds) Jacqueline Gerhart, PhD Oct 19 2:45 – 2:57 PM US PT 403 A 88 - Efficacy of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir in High-Risk Trial Participants With Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Vaccination: A Pooled Analysis John M. McLaughlin, PhD Oct 17 10:42 – 10:54 AM US PT 411 165 - Real-world Abrysvo vaccine effectiveness (VE) against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-related severe acute respiratory infection (ARI) hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits—Kaiser Permanente of Southern California (KPSC), November 2023-April 2024 Sara Tartof, PhD, MPH, (KPSC)* Oct 17 1:45 – 3:00 PM US PT 403A 571 – Safety and Immunogenicity of Coadministered Bivalent BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine and Bivalent RSVpreF Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine With and Without Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine in Adults ≥ 65 Years of Age Rahsan Erdem, MD Oct 19 1:45 – 2:03 PM US PT 408 A POSTER PRESENTATIONS COVID-19 P - 1194 - Comparison of COVID-19 Inpatient Burden in Hospitalized Children Age < 5years, by SARS-CoV-2 Variant Kathleen M. Andersen, PhD MSc Oct 18 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1906 - Early COVID-19 and Severity of Subsequent Omicron Infection in Ontario, Canada Caroline Kassee, MPH (Sinai Health)* Oct 19 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1977 - Six-Month Trajectory of Symptoms of COVID-19 Fatigue by Age and BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Prospective Study Among Symptomatic US Adults Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 at a National Retail Pharmacy Manuela Di Fusco, PhD Oct 19 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 2047 - Public Health Impact and Economic Value of an Additional Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech XBB.1.5-adapted COVID-19 Vaccine for Older Adults in the United States Alon Yehoshua, PharmD, MS Oct 19 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 2048 - COVID-19 XBB.1.5 vaccine uptake based on state vaccine registries compared to national survey data Angela Cook, MS Oct 19 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 2054 - Effectiveness of a Single COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Dose in Individuals Previously Infected with SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review Hannah R. Volkman, PhD, MPH Oct 19 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 2060 - Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccination Against Long COVID Among Older Adults: A Nationwide Study Manuela Di Fusco, PhD Oct 19 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 2062 - COVID-19 XBB.1.5-adapted vaccine uptake in immunocompromised individuals using tokenized state vaccine registries Matthew A. Brouillette, MPH Oct 19 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 2017 - Patient Reported Outcomes of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Treatment for High-risk, Nonhospitalized Adults with Symptomatic COVID-19 Ashley S. Cha-Silva, PharmD, MS Oct 19 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K Lyme Disease P - 599 - 6-Valent, OspA-Based VLA15 Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate Against Lyme Borreliosis in a Healthy Pediatric and Adult Study Population: A Phase 2 Study Update James H. Stark, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1287 - Incidence of Symptomatic Lyme Borreliosis in Nine European Countries, 2018−2022 Frederick Angulo, DVM PhD Oct 18 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1291 - Racial disparities in Lyme disease among beneficiaries of US Medicaid and Medicare L. Hannah Gould, PhD, MS, MBA Oct 18 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1293 - Healthcare Costs Associated with Lyme Disease in a U.S. Insured Population Holly Yu, MSPH Oct 18 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K Meningococcal Disease P - 1299 - Epidemiology of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in the United States: Review of Recent Data and Identified Risk Factors Jessica Presa, MD Oct 18 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1304 - Public Health Impact of changes to Meningococcal vaccination platform in the United States Katharina Schley, Dr. rer pol. Oct 18 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K Pneumococcal disease P - 8 - Assessment of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine effectiveness among people living with HIV in the United States Amanda C. Miles, MPH Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 628 - Real-world impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on vaccine serotypes and cross-reacting non-vaccine serotypes Kevin Apodaca, MPH Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 629 - The health and economic impact of the PCV15 and PCV20 priming series during the first year of life in the US Mark Rozenbaum, PhD, M.B.A Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) P - 673 - Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Hospitalizations During Off-Season Months Among Infants in US Amy W. Law, PharmD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 674 - The Economic Burden of Infant RSV Among US Caregivers Amy W. Law, PharmD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 40 - Impact of case and control selection on influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) among adults aged 40 years and older hospitalized with acute respiratory illness (ARI) during 2022-2023 using a test negative design (TND): secondary analysis of the North America Multi-Specimen Study Negar Aliabadi, MD, MS Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1204 - Hospitalizations Associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Illness Among Children and Adolescents in Ontario, Canada Sazini Nzula, PhD Oct 18 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1205 - Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hospitalizations Associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Illness Among Children and Adolescents in Ontario, Canada Sazini Nzula, PhD Oct 18 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 677 - Estimation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Attributable Hospitalizations Among Older Adults in Japan between 2015 and 2018: An Administrative Health Claims Database Analysis Asuka Yoshida, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 680 - Estimated Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-Related Hospitalizations and Deaths Among Adults in Norway between 2010–2019 Caihua Liang, MD, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 682 - The Risk of Cardiorespiratory Events for Up to 180 days Following Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Hospitalization: A Self-Controlled Case Series Analysis Caihua Liang, MD, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P – 683 – Estimation of RSV-Attributable Cardiovascular and Respiratory Hospitalizations in Adults in Germany, Between 2015-2019 Caroline Beese Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 604 - Preliminary real-world Abrysvo vaccine effectiveness (VE) against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-related lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits—Kaiser Permanente of Southern California (KPSC) November 2023-April 2024 Negar Aliabadi, MD, MS Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 53 - Trends in Co-administration of Adult Vaccinations in the US Retail Pharmacy Setting Reiko Sato, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 603 - Potential Public Health Impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccines for Prevention of RSV Among Older Adults in the United States Reiko Sato, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 600 - Efficacy Of a Bivalent RSVpreF Vaccine in Older Adults Across a Second RSV Season John Woodside, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 596 - Immunobridging Demonstrating Effectiveness of the Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prefusion F Subunit Vaccine in Adults 18-59 Years of Age at High Risk of Severe RSV Disease in a Phase 3 Trial: The C3671023 MONeT Study Results Elliot N. DeHaan, MD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 681 - Estimated Incidence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-Related Hospitalizations for Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs), including Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), in Adults in Germany Caihua Liang, MD, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 605 - Bivalent RSV Prefusion F-Based Subunit Vaccine Generates High and Durable Neutralizing Titers Across an Entire RSV Season Among Older Adults Tarek Mikati, MD, MPH Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 595 - Public Health Impact of RSVpreF Vaccination on Older Adult Disease Outcomes Daniel Eiras, MD, MPH Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 21 - Comparison of Three RSV Vaccine Lower Respiratory Tract Disease Primary Endpoint Definitions for Adult Vaccine Sarah E. Williams, MD. MPH Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 2357 - Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Disease Burden Among Adults in Primary Care Settings in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Modelling Study You Li; multiple Pfizer co-authors Oct 19 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K Aztreonam-Avibactam P - 105 - Aztreonam-Avibactam Compared with Adjunctive Colistin Combined with Meropenem for the Treatment of Serious Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections: Subgroup Analysis of the Phase 3 REVISIT Study Heidi Leister-Tebbe, BSN Oct 17 12:15-1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1080 Aztreonam-Avibactam Activity Against Gram-negative Bacteria Isolated From Patients with Pneumonia from Europe, Asia, and Latin America (2021–2023) Helio S. Sader, MD, PhD, FIDSA Oct 18 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1256 - Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) Target Attainment Analyses for Aztreonam-Avibactam Dosing Regimens Susan Raber*, PharmD, MPH Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1508 - In Vitro Activity of Aztreonam-Avibactam Against Enterobacterales Isolates Producing Multiple β-lactamases Collected Globally as a Part of the ATLAS Global Surveillance Program From 2018-2022 Mark Estabrook*, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P - 1509 - In Vitro Activity of Aztreonam-Avibactam Against Enterobacterales Isolated From Pediatric and Adult Patients Collected During the ATLAS Global Surveillance Program, 2018-2022 Mark Estabrook*, PhD Oct 18 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K Isavuconazole P - 1168 - Activity of Isavuconazole and Comparator Agents Against Pediatric Fungal Isolates Collected from 2017–2023 in a Global Surveillance Program Marisa Winkler, MD, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K Ceftazidime-Avibactam P- 1506 - In Vitro Activity of Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Comparator Agents Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Collected from Patients with Presumed Hospital- and Community-Acquired Respiratory Tract Infections as a Part of the ATLAS Global Surveillance Program 2018-2022 Mark Estabrook, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K P- 1507 - In Vitro Activity of Ceftazidime-Avibactam Against Enterobacterales Isolates Producing Multiple β-lactamases Collected Globally as a Part of the ATLAS Global Surveillance Program from 2018-2022 Mark Estabrook, PhD Oct 17 12:15 – 1:30 PM US PT Hall J & K * =multiple Pfizer co-authors Prescribing Information for Pfizer Medicines Please see full Prescribing Information for ABRYSVO ® (Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine) or visit and . 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TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 -- People's odds for Long COVID appear to be declining with the advent of new variants of the virus, along with repeat infections and vaccinations, new research shows. That suggests that the average person's chances of developing long-term symptoms is falling over time, concluded a team from Germany. "Although the cause of post-COVID-19 condition is still not fully understood, the outlook for the future for all those who have not yet developed post-COVID-19 is positive," concluded study senior author Dr. André Karch , from the University of Münster. His team based its findings on a survey of almost 110,000 Germans, conducted in the fall of 2022. People were asked about whether (and when) they'd experienced Long COVID, including symptoms such as physical exhaustion, cardiovascular problems and cognitive impairment. According to the World Health Organization, Long COVID involves new or persistent symptoms that occur within three months of a COVID infection that can't be explained by other causes. At the time of the online survey, over 80% of respondents said they had already gotten three or more COVID vaccines and 60% said they'd already been infected with the illness. About a third (35%) of those who said they'd had COVID-19 said they had also experienced at least one persistent symptom anywhere from four to 12 months after their infection, the researchers said. Among this subgroup, a quarter said they had nine or more symptoms commonly linked to Long COVID. However, there were some encouraging long-term trends. First of all, rates of Long COVID were lowest among people who'd been infected with the latest COVID variant, Omicron, the team found. Long COVID rates were higher among those infected with the earliest ("wild type") variant circulating in late 2020, the Alpha variant circulating in early 2021, or the Delta variant that dominated between July and December of 2021, the study found. "As our analysis indicates, the virus variant has an impact on the risk of post-COVID-19 condition," said study lead author Dr. Rafael Mikolajczyk . He directs the Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics at University Medicine Halle. "The risk appears to decrease with the new virus variants," he explained in a news release from Halle and the German National Cohort. "An Omicron infection was substantially less frequently associated with post-COVID-19 condition than earlier virus variants." Perhaps counterintuitively, a person's odds for Long COVID also appeared to decline the more times they had been infected. "Those who did not develop post-COVID-19 condition after an infection and were infected again had a lower risk of post-COVID-19 condition than people who were infected for the first time," Mikolajczyk noted. Getting a COVID vaccine for a fourth time also appeared to cut a person's odds for Long COVID. That may be because repeat vaccination lowers the odds that a person's case of COVID-19 will be severe. So, even if "previous vaccinations did not directly protect against post-COVID-19 condition, indirect protection can be assumed" over time, Mikolajczyk said. "This is because, according to the data currently available, those vaccinated had a lower probability of developing symptomatic coronavirus infections or suffering a severe infection." It's been noted in prior research that a person's odds for Long COVID rises along with the severity of their initial infection. Finally, the time elapsed between a COVID shot and the onset of a new case of COVID-19 appeared to matter, in terms of the likelihood of developing Long COVID. Specifically, the German team found that "if a coronavirus infection occurred within three months of vaccination, participants were more likely to report post-COVID-19 condition than people who had the infection at a longer interval from vaccination," according to the news release. The findings were reported recently in the Journal of Infection . Overall, folks' odds for developing Long COVID may be declining over time, "given both the reduced risk resulting from Omicron infections and the massively reduced risk for those who already had a SARS-CoV-2 infection which was not followed by post-COVID-19 symptoms," Karch said. "Our results are in line with the fact that the incidence of post-COVID-19 condition, as observed last winter, is decreasing substantially," he added. Whatever your topic of interest, subscribe to our newsletters to get the best of Drugs.com in your inbox.

CALGARY, Alberta, April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. ("XORTX" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANUA WKN: A3UNZ), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat progressive kidney disease, is pleased to announce a research paper titled “Raising serum uric acid with a uricase inhibitor worsens PKD in rat and mouse models" has been accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology and published online April 19, 2024. This study reports health consequences associated with increasing serum uric acid (“SUA”) in mice or rat models of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (“ADPKD”), specifically the effects of increasing SUA on cyst growth and kidney size. Cyst genesis and cyst growth (together “cyst index”) and their rates of change are important indicators of disease progression and are correlated with declining filtering capacity and end stage renal disease (“ESRD”). This study shows, for the first time, that chronically increased SUA can significantly increase cyst index and increase kidney size in ADPKD. According to the study’s findings, saturating concentrations of SUA contributing to “crystal injury” were not necessary to negatively alter both structure and function of the ADPKD kidney. Moderately high SUA concentrations were also found to be associated with an increased inflammatory state (cytokine profile) in both serum and kidney tissue. Independent of the modifying effects of chronically increased SUA, a fundamental new discovery from this study was that over expression of xanthine oxidase (“XO”) in kidney tissue was present, suggesting aberrant purine metabolism may be present in ADPKD and suggesting a possible role of XO in disease progression. When considered together, SUA above the normal range and overexpression of XO, especially in the location of cysts, in an ADPKD kidney represents a strong impetus for the use of XO inhibition to attenuate this newly described mechanism of injury. Inhibition of XO using XORLO™, XORTX’s proprietary formulation of oxypurinol, substantially lowered uric acid concentrations, attenuated the effects of chronically increased SUA on cyst index and kidney size in the RC/RC mouse model of ADPKD in this study. Dr. Allen Davidoff, CEO of XORTX, stated, “We are pleased to have supported this pioneering research in polycystic kidney disease by Dr. Charles Edelstein of the University of Colorado. Identifying for the first time that increased serum uric acid and possibly overexpression of xanthine oxidase in the ADPKD kidney can accelerate disease progression has substantial implications. This study provides important novel insight into one modifying factor that has the potential to accelerate ADPKD progression. In human ADPKD, kidney size and declining kidney filtering capacity are correlated and are key indicators of disease progression and prognosis. Identifying any modifiable factor that explains variable outcomes in individuals with ADPKD is a seminal step forward in our understanding of this disease. XORLOTM was shown to attenuate this effect. In concept, XORLOTM should be capable of attenuating both of these modifiable factors. These mechanistic studies are important for the planning of future clinical studies of xanthine oxidase inhibition in patients with ADPKD.” About ADPKD ADPKD is a rare disease that affects more that 10 million individuals worldwide.1,2 ADPKD is typically diagnosed based upon expansion of fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys. Over time, the increasing number and size of cysts can contribute to structural and functional changes to kidneys and is frequently accompanied by chronic pain which is a common problem for patients with ADPKD.3 Expansion of cysts is thought to compress healthy functioning tissue surrounding the cysts and contribute to further loss of kidney function, fibrosis, impaired nutrient exchange and impaired kidney function, accompanied later by end-stage renal disease.1 For individuals with progressing ADPKD, treatment recommendations include anti-hypertensive treatment, dietary restrictions, and, for a limited percentage of suitable patients, pharmacotherapy.4 New, more broadly applicable therapies to effectively slow decline of kidney function in ADPKD are needed. References: Wiley C., Kamat S., Stelhorn R., Blais J., Analysis of nationwide date to determine the incidence and diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in the USA, Kidney Disease, 5(2): 107-117, 2019 Bergmann C., Guay-Woodford L.M., Harris P.C., Horie S., Peters D.J., Torres V.E., Polycystic Kidney Disease, Nat Rev Dis Primers. 4(1): 50, 2018 Gimpel C., Bermann C., Bockenhauer D., et al., International consensus statement of the diagnosis and management of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in children and young people, Nat Rev Nephrol 15(11):713-726, 2019 Communications and Social Media Engagements Further to the Company’s press release of April 8, 2024, XORTX continues its participation in important healthcare and investor conferences, including most recently the Noble Capital Markets Emerging Growth Virtual Healthcare Equity Conference and the CEM Scottsdale Capital Event. Additional information on how to listen to webcast presentations, where available, will be provided at a later date. The Company is also augmenting investor awareness through the engagement of marketing and communication consultants, including: LFG Equities has been engaged to provide marketing consulting and market communications services, for a fee of US$50,000 for a one-month period. The LFG Equities engagement can be extended by mutual consent and can be terminated by XORTX upon 10 days’ notice. IRPUB has been engaged to provide a XORTX awareness campaign for a fee of US$40,000 for a term of four months. The IRPUB engagement can be extended by mutual consent and can be terminated by XORTX at that time. FeMax Publishing and Consulting Ltd. has been engaged to analyze and assess European communications and investor contact outreach in Europe. The term of the contract is for 12 months with the assessment services at a monthly fee of €3,500 and the European Awareness campaign at a monthly fee of €8,500. The FeMax Publishing and Consulting engagement can be extended by mutual consent. About XORTX Therapeutics Inc. XORTX is a pharmaceutical company with two clinically advanced products in development: 1) our lead, XRx-008 program for ADPKD is in preparation to conduct a single registration trial – XRX-OXY-201, that is eligible for accelerated approval; and 2) our secondary program in XRx-101 for acute kidney and other acute organ injury associated with Coronavirus / COVID-19 infection. In addition, XRx-225 is a pre-clinical stage program for Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy. XORTX is working to advance its clinical development stage products that target aberrant purine metabolism and xanthine oxidase to decrease or inhibit production of uric acid. At XORTX, we are dedicated to developing medications to improve the quality of life and future health of patients. Additional information on XORTX is available at . For more information, please contact: Allen Davidoff, CEO Nick Rigopulos, Director of Communications adavidoff@xortx.com or +1 403 455 7727 nick@alpineequityadv.com or +1 617 901 0785 Kim Golodetz, LHA Investor Relations kgolodetz@lhai.com or +1 212 838 3777 Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor Nasdaq has approved or disapproved the contents of this news release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements pursuant to applicable securities laws. These forward-looking statements and their implications are based on the current expectations of the management of XORTX only, and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by applicable law and stock exchange rules, XORTX undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting XORTX is contained under the heading “Risk Factors” in XORTX’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC, which is available on the SEC's website, (including any documents forming a part thereof or incorporated by reference therein), as well as in our reports, public disclosure documents and other filings with the securities commissions and other regulatory bodies in Canada, which are available on .