Belite Bio Receives Sakigake (Pioneer Drug) Designation of Tinlarebant for Stargardt Disease in Japan

Tinlarebant is Belite Bio's orally administered tablet intended to slow disease progression in patients affected with Stargardt Disease (STGD1) and Geographic Atrophy (GA) in advanced Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration (Dry AMD) Data from a 24-month Phase 2 trial in adolescent STGD1 subjects showed a sustained lower atrophic lesion growth in Tinlarebant-treated subjects compared to ProgStar participants possessing similar baseline characteristics (aged ≤18 years) (p<0.001) In the Phase 2 trial, 5 of 12 su ...