Abiogen developing therapy for CIMF

12 October 2003

The European Union's Committee for Ophan Medicinal Products has granted a positive opinion on the designation of Italy-based Abiogen Pharma's OGP (10-14)L as an orphan drug for the treatment of chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis. The product is a pentapeptide and is the smallest active sequence of the naturally-occuring osteogenic growth peptide, noted the company. It is also under development for bone marrow regeneration in patients receiving myelo-suppressive therapy and for cell mobilization in autologous bone marrow transplantation.

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