Research programme: phenylketonuria therapeutics - iECURE
Alternative Names: iECURE-PKULatest Information Update: 24 Jun 2022
At a glance
- Originator University of Pennsylvania
- Developer iECURE; University of Pennsylvania
- Class Gene therapies
- Mechanism of Action Gene transference; Phenylalanine hydroxylase replacements
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Research Phenylketonuria
Most Recent Events
- 24 May 2022 Early research in Phenylketonuria in USA (Parenteral) as of May 2022 (iECURE pipeline, May 2022)
- 10 Sep 2021 iECURE in-licenses PCSK9-Directed ARCUS Nuclease technology from Precision Biosciences for ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, citrullinemia type 1 (CTLN1) and phenylketonuria (PKU) as of September 2021