Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RYTM), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients and their families living with hyperphagia and severe obesity caused by rare melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway diseases, today announced that setmelanotide received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of hypothalamic obesity.
The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation is designed to expedite development and review of medicines that aim to address a serious condition with an unmet medical need with preliminary clinical evidence indicating that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement over existing treatments on one or more clinically significant endpoints.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rhythm-pharmaceuticals-announces-setmelanotide-granted-120000890.html
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