TRND (Therapies for Rare and Neglected Diseases) and the NIH team met with FDA representatives on December 13th to discuss the progressive plans to bring Cyclodextrin to a clinical trial in 2012. For TRND, Niemann-Pick Type C is one of six pilot projects that were selected. The […]
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This week the FDA has stated formally that they see promise in the use of Cyclodextrin in treating Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) by granting its “Orphan Drug Designation”. In January of 1983, the Orphan Drug Act (ODA) was passed into law in the United States with consistent […]
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On March 9, 2010 the FDA has requested additional preclinical and clinical information regarding Zavesca (Miglustat) before giving the ultimate approval that the Niemann-Pick Type C community was hoping for.
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This is an email from Nadine Hill of the NNPDF. This is good news. If the FDA does say lets move forward that means more families might be able to participate because the drug would be FDA approved. All though this isn’t a cure it is one […]
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