Shattuck Labs Announces Orphan Drug Designation Granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SL-172154 for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

"AML patients have few options for treatment and a poor prognosis. FDA's decision to grant orphan drug designation to SL-172154 highlights the urgent need for new treatment options," said Taylor Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Shattuck. "This is an important first step in our progression to later-stage clinical studies, and we look forward to presenting additional data from the Phase 1B dose expansion clinical trial of SL-172154 with azacitidine in frontline higher-risk myelodysplastic sy ...