Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Knopp Neurosciences Receives Orphan Designation for KNS-760704 for Treatment of ALS

Published in Drug Week, November 2nd, 2007

Knopp Neurosciences Inc. ("Knopp") announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of Orphan Products Development has granted orphan drug designation to KNS-760704 for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

KNS-760704 is now completing Phase 1 studies to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of the compound in healthy human subjects. Knopp expects to initiate Phase 2 studies in ALS patients in the first quarter of 2008.

"Congress passed the Orphan Drug Act because it recognized that adequate drugs for many rare diseases have not been developed," said Michael Bozik, M.D., president and CEO of Knopp. "The...

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Source: Drug Week (2007-11-02)

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