Updated interim data from uniQure N.V.’s Phase I/II study of its gene therapy AMT-130 in Huntington’s disease showed slowing of decline among treated patients compared with an external control, raising the company’s optimism that it may have a pathway to accelerated approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.
uniQure Hopeful In Accelerated Approval Potential For Huntington’s Disease
The biotech announced updated interim Phase I/II data for its gene therapy AMT-130, showing statistically significant improvement compared with an external control.

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