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BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (BMTI) Receives Orphan Drug Designation for rhPDGF-BB Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans
8/12/2010 9:29:01 AM
FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMTI) today announced that it has received orphan drug designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its protein therapeutic, recombinant human platelet derived growth factor (rhPDGF-BB), to be used in conjunction with autograft and/or commercially available osteochondral allograft for the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee, elbow or ankle. OCD is a joint condition in which cartilage, along with a fragment of the bone beneath it (subchondral bone), becomes detached from the end of a bone due to a loss of blood supply. Orphan drug status, designated to drugs that have the potential to treat rare diseases, provides an accelerated path to FDA approval and may provide seven years of market exclusivity.
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