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Fostamatinib is an experimental drug candidate for the treatment of a variety of diseases, originally developed by Rigel Pharmaceuticals. The drug is administered orally as a disodium salt, and is a prodrug of the active compound tamatinib which is an inhibitor of the enzyme spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) hence it is an syk inhibitor.

Syk is a protein tyrosine kinase associated with various inflammatory cells, including macrophages, which are presumed to be the cells responsible for ITP platelet clearance.

Syk plays an important role in FcγR-mediated signal transduction and inflammatory propagation, it is considered a good target for the inhibition of various autoimmune conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and lymphoma.

One of intermediates of Fostamatinib, the appearance is light yellow powder solid, the purity is not less than 98% by HPLC.

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