BOULDER, Colo., May 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGEN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of RNA-targeted therapies, today announced that the European Commission (EC) granted orphan medicinal product designation to miRagen’s product candidate, MRG-106, for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). CTCL occurs when certain types of T-cells become cancerous and cause debilitating tumors in the skin and in other parts of the body.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug designation to MRG-106 for the treatment of mycosis fungoides, the most common subtype of CTCL, earlier this year.
“The European orphan drug designation for MRG-106 is another regulatory milestone which we believe further validates the medical need for novel therapies in the treatment of CTCL,” said miRagen President and Chief Executive Officer, William S. Marshall, Ph.D. “MRG-106 has now been granted orphan drug designation from the FDA and the EC, and we look forward to continuing to develop this product candidate as a potential therapy for patients suffering from this disease.”
About miRagen Therapeutics, Inc.
miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing proprietary RNA-targeted therapies with a specific focus on microRNAs and their role in diseases where there is a high unmet medical need. miRagen’s two lead product candidates, MRG-106 and MRG-201, are currently in Phase 1 clinical trials. miRagen’s clinical product candidate for the treatment of certain cancers, MRG-106, is an inhibitor of microRNA-155, which is found at abnormally high levels in several blood cancers. miRagen’s clinical product candidate for the treatment of pathological fibrosis, MRG-201, is a replacement for microRNA-29, which is found at abnormally low levels in a number of pathological fibrotic conditions, including cutaneous, cardiac, renal, hepatic, and pulmonary fibrosis, as well as systemic sclerosis. In addition to miRagen’s clinical programs, it is developing a pipeline of pre-clinical product candidates. The goal of miRagen’s translational medicine strategy is to progress rapidly to first in human studies once it has established the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of the product candidate in pre-clinical studies. For more information, please visit www.miragenrx.com.
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