Capricor Announces Receipt of FDA Clearance for the Phase I/II Study of CAP-1002 for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Related Cardiomyopathy

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAPR), a biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for the clinical development of CAP-1002 for the treatment of patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) related cardiomyopathy.

Treatments on the Horizon

  The Duchenne community is celebrating another promising step toward an approved treatment. On May 19 Sarepta Therapeutics announced plans to submit a rolling NDA for eteplirsen with the final […]