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Thursday, November 18, 2021

Longeveron Gets Rare Pediatric Disease Tag for Life-Threatening Infant Heart Condition Med

 Phase 2 clinical trial underway for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, which affects approximately 1,000 babies per year

Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN) ("Longeveron" or "Company"), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for chronic aging-related and life-threatening conditions, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Rare Pediatric Disease (RPD) designation for Lomecel-B for the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), a rare and life-threatening congenital heart defect in infants. Lomecel-B, an investigational allogeneic, bone marrow-derived medicinal signaling cell (MSC) product, is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2 trial.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-food-drug-administration-approves-130000821.html

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