FDA Grants Fast Track Status to Amplyx Pharmaceuticals for Fosmanogepix

News | 09. 09. 2019

Amplyx Pharmaceuticals

SAN DIEGOSept. 9, 2019 -- Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company dedicated to developing innovative therapies for debilitating and life-threatening diseases in patients with compromised immune systems, announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designations for both the intravenous (IV) and oral formulations of the company's lead antifungal candidate, fosmanogepix (APX001), for seven indications. These indications include treatment of invasive candidiasis, treatment of invasive aspergillosis, treatment of scedosporiosis, treatment of fusariosis, treatment of mucormycosis, treatment of cryptococcosis and treatment of coccidioidomycosis. Amplyx is investigating the safety and efficacy of fosmanogepix in its ongoing global Phase 2 clinical program.