Fate Therapeutics (FATE) Granted FDA Orphan Drug Status for ProTmune
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Fate Therapeutics Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for ProTmuneā¢ in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
September 26, 2016 8:01 AM EDTSAN DIEGO, Sept. 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of programmed cellular immunotherapies for cancer and immune disorders, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for ProTmune, the Companys lead product candidate that is currently undergoing Phase 1/2 clinical investigation. The FDA designation is for prevention of graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation and broadly covers diseases, including blood cancers and genetic disorders, for which the procedure is performed.
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