FDA grants fast track status to Aclaris drug for lichen planus
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Aclaris Therapeutics Receives Fast Track Designation for Modzatinib (ATI-2138) for Moderate to Severe Lichen Planus (LP)
August 6, 2026 4:35 PM EDTWAYNE, Pa., Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel product candidates for immuno-inflammatory diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") has granted Fast Track Designation for modzatinib (ATI-2138) for moderate to severe lichen planus (LP) including oral erosive LP, cutaneous LP, and lichen planopilaris. Aclaris expects to initiate a phased multi-part Phase 2b trial of modzatinib in LP in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Fast Track designation is intended to facilitate the development and expedite the review of... More
