Scholar Rock Receives FDA Acceptance of Apitegromab BLA
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 3 days ago
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"With the FDA's acceptance of our apitegromab BLA, we have achieved another critical milestone as we work with urgency to deliver on our mission to bring the world's first muscle-targeted treatment to the SMA community," said David L. Hallal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Scholar Rock. "We are grateful for the FDA's continued high level of engagement, and we are pleased that important progress continues to be made at both of our fill-finish facilities. Our U.S. commercial team stands ready to launch apitegromab on or at any time prior to the September 30th PDUFA date. Our balance sheet is strong, our clinical-stage pipeline continues to advance, and we are poised, now more than ever, to usher in the next phase of innovation for patients with SMA."
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Current: 46.450
Low
42.00
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50.00
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60.00
Current: 46.450
Low
42.00
Averages
50.00
High
60.00
About SRRK
Scholar Rock Holding Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on improving the lives of children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and additional rare, severe and debilitating neuromuscular diseases. Its pipeline product candidates include apitegromab, a subcutaneous formulation of apitegromab, and SRK-439. The Apitegromab is an investigational fully human, intravenously administered monoclonal antibody designed to inhibit myostatin activation by selectively binding the pro- and latent forms of myostatin in the skeletal muscle. The SRK-439, is an investigational, subcutaneously administered fully human anti-pro/latent myostatin antibody that has high inhibitory potency while maintaining selectivity towards myostatin. Its early-stage pipeline includes additional programs for the treatment of patients with rare, severe, and debilitating neuromuscular diseases.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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