Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2020
X4 Pharmaceuticals announces fast track designation granted by the FDA to mavorixafor for the treatment of WHIM syndrome
8 October 2020 - X4 Pharmaceuticals today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted fast track designation to its lead asset, mavorixafor, for the treatment of adult patients with WHIM (Warts, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Infections, and Myelokathexis) syndrome, a rare, inherited, primary immunodeficiency disease caused by genetic mutations in the CXCR4 receptor gene.
Mavorixafor is a potential first-in-class, once-daily, oral, small molecule antagonist of chemokine receptor CXCR4, currently being investigated in a global pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, 4WHIM, for the treatment of WHIM syndrome.
