Atea Pharmaceuticals Announces U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation Granted to AT-752 for Treatment of Dengue
BOSTON, Sept. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVIR) (“Atea”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to AT-752, a novel, orally administered, direct-acting antiviral for the treatment of dengue virus infection.
- AT-752, a novel, orally administered direct-acting antiviral derived from Ateas purine nucleotide prodrug platform was designed for the treatment and prophylaxis of dengue.
- Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito-borne virus affecting up to 400 million people annually and is a substantial public health and economic burden worldwide.
- Dengue causes a severe generalized illness with fever which may require hospitalization and is associated with mortality.
- The FDA, together with other governmental and non-governmental agencies, recognize dengue as a substantial and growing global public health burden.