18 September 2024 - Azitra today announced the US FDA has granted fast track designation for topically applied ATR-04 to treat moderate to severe epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor associated dermal toxicity.
ATR-04 is a live biotherapeutic product candidate containing an isolated, naturally derived Staphylococcus epidermidis strain that was engineered to be safer by deleting an antibiotic resistance gene and engineering auxotrophy to control the growth of ATR-04.