The US FDA has granted orphan drug designation for Arrowhead Research Corporation’s experimental ARC-AAT therapy.
ARC-AAT is the company’s RNAi-based therapeutic candidate currently under evaluation as a viable treatment for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD), a rare genetic disease that severely damages both the lungs and liver of those affected (children and adults alike).
Arrowhead is conducting part B of a Phase 1 study for ARC-AAT in patients with the PiZZ genotype of AATD.
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