Just two weeks before the deadline, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for Ascendis Pharma's first drug candidate lonapegsomatropin, according to an Ascendis Pharma press release.
Now, the FDA must make a decision on lonapegsomatropin, also known as Transcon hgh, by Sept. 25, which is a three-month extension in total.
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