Vertex Pharma (VRTX) Announces FDA Clearance of IND Application for VX-880

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Vertex Announces FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for VX-880, a Novel Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)

January 28, 2021 4:11 PM EST

- Vertex will initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in first half of 2021 -

- VX-880 is the first stem cell-derived therapy evaluating fully differentiated pancreatic islet cells for the treatment of T1D -

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:... More