Thursday, August 24, 2023
Design Therapeutics Reports Initial Results from Phase 1 Multiple-Ascending Dose Study of DT-216 for the Treatment of Friedrich Ataxia
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Design Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSGN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing treatments for serious degenerative genetic diseases, today reported initial results from the company’s Phase 1 multiple-ascending dose (MAD) clinical trial of DT-216 in patients with Friedrich ataxia (FA). As of a data cutoff date of August 7, 2023, results showed that DT-216 was generally well-tolerated and achieved a statistically significant and dose-related increase in frataxin (FXN) mRNA levels in skeletal muscle biopsies.
