Mirati Therapeutics Receives Orphan Designation from U.S. Food & Drug Administration for Mocetinostat in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

News | 08. 11. 2014

Mirati Therapeutics

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRTX) today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation to mocetinostat, a spectrum selective HDAC inhibitor, for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In June, mocetinostat was granted Orphan Drug Designation as a treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Orphan drug designation is also being sought for bladder cancer patients with specific genetic alterations.