Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Plozasiran
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:
ARWR) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to investigational plozasiran as an adjunct to diet to reduce triglycerides in adults with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), a severe and rare genetic disease characterized by extremely high triglyceride levels which can cause acute and potentially fatal pancreatitis. There are currently no approved treatments in the U.S. for FCS.
