Disc Medicine Polycythemia Vera Treatment MWTX-003 Gets FDA Fast Track Designation
By Denny Jacob
Disc Medicine's MWTX-003, a treatment for patients with polycythemia vera, was granted fast track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Chief Executive John Quisel said the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company plans to initiate a Phase 1 trial in the coming months.
MWTX-003 is an investigational monoclonal antibody designed to increase hepcidin production and suppress serum iron.
Polycythemia vera is a chronic and rare myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by the abnormal proliferation of red blood cells.
Write to Denny Jacob at denny.jacob@wsj.com
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