US FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Retrotope’s RT001 in the Treatment of Progressive SupraNuclear Palsy (PSP)

Retrotope announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development granted orphan drug designation for its chemically-modified polyunsaturated fatty acid drug (RT001) for the treatment of Progressive SupraNuclear Palsy (PSP). Physicians collaborating with Retrotope have previously received approval from the FDA’s Division of Neurology Products to test RT001 in Expanded Access trials of three patients having PSP, an orphan neurodegenerative disorder that causes progressive impairment of balance and walking; impaired eye movement, abnormal muscle rigidity; dysarthria; and dysphagia and eventual death.

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Source: Retrotope, Inc.