Adaptimmune Therapeutics Receives Orphan Drug Designation
Adaptimmune Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ADAP) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted it orphan drug designation for its SPEAR T-cells targeting MAGE-A4 to treat soft tissue sarcomas. As quoted in the press release: Orphan Designation by FDA was created to encourage the development of drugs for rare diseases, such as sarcomas. “We … Continued
Adaptimmune Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ADAP) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted it orphan drug designation for its SPEAR T-cells targeting MAGE-A4 to treat soft tissue sarcomas.
As quoted in the press release:
Orphan Designation by FDA was created to encourage the development of drugs for rare diseases, such as sarcomas.
“We recently started SPEARHEAD-1 treating patients with synovial sarcoma and myxoid/round cell liposarcoma (MRCLS), with the aim to launch ADP-A2M4 in 2022,” said Elliot Norry, Adaptimmune’s interim Chief Medical Officer. “This orphan drug status is another key milestone in achieving our goal of providing this much-needed therapy to people living with these rare and deadly cancers, for which there are few other treatment options.”
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