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Capricor Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from FDA for CAP-1002 for Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy


Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing biological therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other rare diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to CAP-1002, Capricor’s development candidate for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a debilitating genetic disorder characterized by progressive weakness and chronic inflammation of skeletal, heart, and respiratory muscles.

The Rare Pediatric Disease Designation, as well as the Orphan Drug Designation previously granted to CAP-1002 by the FDA, covers the broad treatment of DMD. Upon receiving market approval for CAP-1002 by the FDA, Capricor would be eligible to receive a Priority Review Voucher.

Capricor Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation From FDA For CAP-1002 For Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/capricor-receives-rare-pediatric-disease-designation-from-fda-for-cap-1002-for-patients-with-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-300489601.html

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