Alembic Pharmaceuticals intimates of grant of orphan drug designation to drug developed by Rhizen

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Last Updated : Dec 26 2017 | 9:50 AM IST

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Alembic Pharmaceuticals announced that its associate company, Rhizen Pharmaceuticals S.A (Rhizen) has been granted by the USFDA the orphan-drug designation for the active moiety of Tenalisib (RP6530), the company's highly selective and orally active dual PI3K delta/ gamma inhibitor, for the treatment of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL).

The orphan-drug designation is granted to a drug or biological product intended to treat a rare disease in the United States. A number of incentives are provided for an orphan-drug such as a 7-year marketing exclusivity, tax credit for clinical development costs, exemption/ waiver of application (filing) fees and assistance from the USFDA office of Orphan Products Development during the development process.

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First Published: Dec 26 2017 | 9:02 AM IST

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