Traws Pharma plans hantavirus treatment development amid cruise ship outbreak

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Traws Pharma to Advance Potential Clinical Candidates for the Treatment of Hantavirus Infections

May 8, 2026 7:30 AM EDT

NEWTOWN, Pa., May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Traws Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRAW) (Traws Pharma, Traws or the Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to target critical threats to human health from respiratory viral diseases, today announced plans to advance potential clinical candidates for the treatment of hantavirus infections.

Traws Pharma is responding to the threat of Hantavirus, a rodent-borne negative-strand RNA virus that typically results in a 30-50% fatality rate when transmitted to humans and which has been implicated as the cause of several cruise ship fatalities and serious... More