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TG Therapeutics (TGTX) Granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation for TGR-1202 as CLL Treatment

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TG Therapeutics Announces Orphan Drug Designation for TGR-1202 for Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

August 24, 2016 9:25 AM EDT

NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for the Companys oral, next generation PI3K Delta inhibitor, TGR-1202, for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). TGR-1202 is currently being evaluated in the UNITY-CLL Phase 3 Trial for patients with both frontline and previously treated CLL.

We are pleased to receive orphan drug designation for TGR-1202.  In addition to our composition of matter patent for TGR-1202 which issued earlier this year, the... More