Drug Development Pharma - March 30, 2017
Orphan designation for AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan designation to inebilizumab (formerly MEDI-551) for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Developed by MedImmune, inebilizumab is currently in Phase IIb clinical development for NMOSD. “The EMA’s orphan designation for inebilizumab underscores the […]