Vanda Pharmaceuticals Announces Orphan Drug Designation Granted for VGT-1849A, a Novel and Selective Antisense Oligonucleotide Candidate for the Treatment of Polycythemia Vera

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for VGT-1849A, a selective antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-based JAK2 inhibitor for the treatment of polycythemia vera (PV), a form of a rare hematologic malignancy that is estimated to affect 1 in 2000 Americans.1 PV is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder characterized by aberrant hematopoiesis of myeloid lineage with e ...