USFDA grants orphan drug status to AstraZeneca's asthma drug Fasenra

Published On 2019-08-29 10:27 GMT   |   Update On 2019-08-29 10:27 GMT
AstraZeneca said on Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug status to its severe asthma drug, Fasenra, to treat eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE).

EoE, also known as allergic oesophagitis, is an allergic inflammation of the sophagus that involves a form of white blood cell, eosinophils.

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AstraZeneca also separately said it met the main goal for its late-stage ETHOS trial for triple-drug therapy Breztri Aerosphere, formerly known as PT010, to treat moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Article Source : Reuters

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