Sanofi intravitreal gene therapy wins USFDA fast track designation for geographic atrophy due to age-related macular degeneration
Written By : Ruchika Sharma
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2025-07-16 08:00 GMT | Update On 2025-07-16 09:18 GMT
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Paris: Sanofi has received fast track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SAR446597, a one-time intravitreal gene therapy for the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA) due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
he fast track designation process aims to facilitate the development and expedite the review of medicines to treat serious conditions and fill unmet medical need. The FDA created this process to help deliver important new drugs to patients earlier and it covers a broad range of serious illnesses.
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