FDA Fast Track Designation for NG-350A for the Treatment of Mismatch Repair-Proficient Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
“The NG-350A Fast Track designation from FDA is a recognition of the significant unmet need for new therapies to treat locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC),” said Oliver Rosen, M.D., chief medical officer at Akamis Bio. “The global incidence of LARC continues to rise, with a particularly alarming increase of this cancer among younger populations. Patients with mismatch repair-proficient tumors account for approximately 90% of LARC cases, and this population has the greatest need for evolution in the standard of care to include treatments that may enable patients to avoid surgical interventions.”
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