Ultragenyx receives FDA clearance for GNE myopathy drug trial

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Ultragenyx Announces FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for UX016, a Sialic Acid Prodrug for the Treatment of GNE Myopathy

March 30, 2026 8:30 AM EDT

Program to be externally funded by a venture philanthropy agreement through clinical proof-of-concept, including the Phase 1/2 study planned to begin in the second half of 2026

NOVATO, Calif., March 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for UX016, an investigational small molecule prodrug of sialic acid (SA) being evaluated as a substrate replacement therapy for GNE myopathy (GNEM). GNEM is a rare, severely debilitating, inherited neuromuscular disorder caused by... More