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The European Commission has granted orphan medicinal product designation to CB 2679d/ISU304, a clinical stage drug candidate for hemophilia B.

CB 2679d/ISU304 is a next-generation coagulation factor IX variant that may allow for subcutaneous prophylactic treatment of individuals with hemophilia B.

The product is being developed by Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. and ISU Abxis.

Earlier this month, ISU Abxis completed dosing in the first of up to 5 patient cohorts in a phase 1/2 trial of CB 2679d/ISU304 in individuals with severe hemophilia B.

Catalyst Biosciences and ISU Abxis plan to have data from this trial by the end of this year.

About orphan designation

Orphan designation provides regulatory and financial incentives for companies to develop and market therapies that treat life-threatening or chronically debilitating conditions affecting no more than 5 in 10,000 people in the European Union, and where no satisfactory treatment is available.

Orphan designation provides a 10-year period of marketing exclusivity if the drug receives regulatory approval.

The designation also provides incentives for companies seeking protocol assistance from the European Medicines Agency during the product development phase and direct access to the centralized authorization procedure.

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Antihemophilic factor

The European Commission has granted orphan medicinal product designation to CB 2679d/ISU304, a clinical stage drug candidate for hemophilia B.

CB 2679d/ISU304 is a next-generation coagulation factor IX variant that may allow for subcutaneous prophylactic treatment of individuals with hemophilia B.

The product is being developed by Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. and ISU Abxis.

Earlier this month, ISU Abxis completed dosing in the first of up to 5 patient cohorts in a phase 1/2 trial of CB 2679d/ISU304 in individuals with severe hemophilia B.

Catalyst Biosciences and ISU Abxis plan to have data from this trial by the end of this year.

About orphan designation

Orphan designation provides regulatory and financial incentives for companies to develop and market therapies that treat life-threatening or chronically debilitating conditions affecting no more than 5 in 10,000 people in the European Union, and where no satisfactory treatment is available.

Orphan designation provides a 10-year period of marketing exclusivity if the drug receives regulatory approval.

The designation also provides incentives for companies seeking protocol assistance from the European Medicines Agency during the product development phase and direct access to the centralized authorization procedure.

Antihemophilic factor

The European Commission has granted orphan medicinal product designation to CB 2679d/ISU304, a clinical stage drug candidate for hemophilia B.

CB 2679d/ISU304 is a next-generation coagulation factor IX variant that may allow for subcutaneous prophylactic treatment of individuals with hemophilia B.

The product is being developed by Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. and ISU Abxis.

Earlier this month, ISU Abxis completed dosing in the first of up to 5 patient cohorts in a phase 1/2 trial of CB 2679d/ISU304 in individuals with severe hemophilia B.

Catalyst Biosciences and ISU Abxis plan to have data from this trial by the end of this year.

About orphan designation

Orphan designation provides regulatory and financial incentives for companies to develop and market therapies that treat life-threatening or chronically debilitating conditions affecting no more than 5 in 10,000 people in the European Union, and where no satisfactory treatment is available.

Orphan designation provides a 10-year period of marketing exclusivity if the drug receives regulatory approval.

The designation also provides incentives for companies seeking protocol assistance from the European Medicines Agency during the product development phase and direct access to the centralized authorization procedure.

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