Catabasis Pharmaceuticals (CATB)

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today announced that CAT-1004 has received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). CAT-1004 is designed to inhibit activated NF-kB, which has the potential to reduce muscle inflammation and degeneration, and promote muscle regeneration for patients with DMD regardless of the underlying mutation. DMD is a rare disease that involves progressive muscle degeneration that eventually leads to death and for which there are no approved therapies in the United States.