MeiraGTx Announces AAV-RPGR Granted Fast Track Designation by U.S. FDA for Treatment of X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Due to RPGR Deficiency
LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MeiraGTx Limited, a vertically integrated, clinical stage gene therapy company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for AAV-RPGR for the treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) due to defects in the retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR) gene. “XLRP is a devastating condition that causes rapid progression to blindness and currently has no approved treatment options. This Fast Trac