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Marathon Looking To Go The Distance In DMD

 
• By Lisa LaMotta

The biotech submitted an NDA to FDA for its DMD drug in hopes of succeeding where other companies have failed.

The Duchenne muscular dystrophy community has had quite a ride for the last few months as several of their best hopes for gaining an approved treatment have been dashed by regulatory rejections, but news surfaced June 14 that Marathon Pharmaceuticals LLC is pursuing approval for its own DMD treatment.

The Northbrook, Ill.-based biotech announced that it has filed a New Drug Application (NDA) with FDA for its DMD drug deflazacort, a glucocorticoid that has been on the market for...

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