Orphan Drug Designation for VT3989 for Treatment of Mesothelioma
“The granting of Orphan Drug Designation to VT3989 underscores the critical need for new, effective therapies for mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer with limited treatment options. The benefits provided by this important designation will support our continued advancement of VT3989, which has already generated compelling clinical trial data, a first for this promising therapeutic class,” said Sofie Qiao, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Vivace Therapeutics. “We are committed to continuing clinical development of VT3989 and discussing a move into a registrational Phase 3 study in mesothelioma with FDA by the end of 2025.”
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