By Sabela Ojea

 

Applied Molecular Transport Inc. said Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Orphan Drug Designation for its AMT-101 drug, aimed at the treatment of inflammation pouchitis.

The biopharmaceutcial company said there are currently no FDA-approved products to treat pouchitis, a severe end-stage complication of ulcerative colitis.

The FDA's Orphan Drug Designation is granted to drugs intended to treat a rare disease or condition in the U.S.

At premarket trading, shares of Applied Molecular Transport were up 2.2% at 95 cents.

 

Write to Sabela Ojea at sabela.ojea@wsj.com; @sabelaojeaguix

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 10, 2022 08:55 ET (13:55 GMT)

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