FDA awards orphan drug designation to Canbridge's CAN-106 for myasthenia gravis

Nov. 16, 2022

The FDA has awarded orphan drug designation to Canbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s CAN-106, a clinical-stage long-acting recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody targeting C5, for the treatment of myasthenia gravis.

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