RT001 was not prioritized over RT002; rather RT001 completed a phase-3 trial sooner because the development plan for RT001 was less robust. Specifically, RT001 went to phase-3 in crow’s feet without any head-to-head data vs Botox (or another botulinum toxin), while RT002 was tested vs Botox in the phase-2 BELMONT study, allowing proper dose selection for phase-3 as well as a duration-of-action comparison to Botox.
Thus, I would argue that, rather than expediting RT001, RVNC put RT002 on a more deliberate and rigorous development path, recognizing that RT002 was the more consequential asset.