aTyr Pharma Advances Development of Lead Therapeutic Candidate ATYR1923 with Announcement of “efzofitimod” as Nonproprietary Name
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
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By restoring immune balance through selective modulation of NRP2, efzofitimod is the first tRNA synthetase-derived and NRP2-targeting therapy to demonstrate clinical activity in patients.
Key Points:
- By restoring immune balance through selective modulation of NRP2, efzofitimod is the first tRNA synthetase-derived and NRP2-targeting therapy to demonstrate clinical activity in patients.
- We look forward to initiating a registrational trial of efzofitimod in our lead indication, pulmonary sarcoidosis, this year.
- The USAN Council and WHO are responsible for selecting simple, informative and unique nonproprietary (generic) drug names.
- aTyr is developing efzofitimod as a potential therapeutic for patients with severe inflammatory lung diseases.