Orphazyme Announces FDA Fast Track Designation for Development of Arimoclomol for Treatment of ALS

On May 22, Danish company Orphazyme announced Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for development of the investigational drug arimoclomol for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Arimoclomol previously received Fast Track status from the FDA for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) and sporadic inclusion body . . .

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Clinical Trial Alert: Orphazyme Seeks Participants for a Phase 3 ALS Study

Researchers at Orphazyme are looking for participants with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to participate in the ORARIALS-01 Phase 3 study. The study is designed to help researchers evaluate the effects of arimoclomol on disease progression in patients with ALS.  In ALS, motor neurons degenerate or die and stop sending messages to the muscles, which gradually . . .

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