Orphan Drug Designation Granted by US FDA for IO-202 (Anti-LILRB4) for the Treatment of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)
“Although current therapeutic options for CMML can improve a patient’s quality of life, there is a high unmet need for effective disease-modifying approaches that are potentially curative,” said Charlene Liao Ph.D., chief executive officer and board chair of Immune-Onc. “We are very proud that the FDA has granted IO-202 Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of CMML. We look forward to continued collaborations with our investigators and the FDA as we work to bring this potentially important therapy to patients with hard-to-treat blood cancers.”
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