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Article: TransMolecular Receives Orphan Drug Designation for 131I-TM601 for the Treatment of Melanoma.
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- December 22, 2008
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- TransMolecular, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on targeted therapies for cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for its anti-cancer compound 131I-TM601 for the treatment of Stage IIb-IV melanoma. The drug candidate is currently in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the treatment of recurrent malignant melanoma. The company had previously received Orphan designation for 131I-TM601 in malignant glioma, as well as for the non-radiolabeled version of TM601 for the treatment of malignant glioma.
"The receipt of our third Orphan Drug Designation is a result of our robust ...