Intellia Therapeutics Announces FDA Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) Designation Granted to NTLA-2002 for the Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTLA), a leading clinical-stage genome editing company focused on developing potentially curative therapies leveraging CRISPR-based technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to NTLA-2002 for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE).
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTLA), a leading clinical-stage genome editing company focused on developing potentially curative therapies leveraging CRISPR-based technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to NTLA-2002 for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE).
- NTLA-2002 is an in vivo CRISPR-based investigational therapy designed to inactivate the target gene, kallikrein B1 (KLKB1), to potentially prevent life-threatening swelling attacks in people with HAE.
- The RMAT is the third special regulatory designation received by Intellia for NTLA-2002.
- NTLA-2002 was also granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA and the Innovation Passport by the U.K.