Edgewise receives US FDA fast track designation for EDG-5506 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Edgewise Therapeutics

13 February 2024 - Edgewise Therapeutics today announced that the US FDA has granted fast track designation for EDG-5506 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

EDG-5506 is an investigational orally administered small molecule designed to prevent contraction-induced muscle damage in dystrophinopathies, including Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy.

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