Trillium Therapeutics’ TTI-621 Receives Orphan Drug Designation for the Treatment of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Trillium Therapeutics (Nasdaq:TRIL) an immuno-oncology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development has granted an Orphan Drug Designation to TTI-621 for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

As quoted in the press release:

“The FDA’s decision to designate TTI-621 as an orphan drug underscores the urgent need to develop additional therapeutics for patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma,” said Dr. Niclas Stiernholm, President and CEO of Trillium Therapeutics. “We believe that our investigational drug holds promise as a potential new treatment and will continue advancing the compound through clinical development in both of our trials.”

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