Lexeo Therapeutics Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for LX2006, an AAV-Based Gene Therapy Candidate for the Treatment of Friedreich’s Ataxia Cardiomyopathy
NEW YORK, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:LXEO), a clinical stage genetic medicine company dedicated to pioneering treatments for genetically defined cardiovascular diseases and APOE4-associated Alzheimer’s disease, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to LX2006, the company’s AAVrh.10hFXN-based gene therapy candidate for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) cardiomyopathy. LX2006 is designed to deliver a functional frataxin gene to promote frataxin protein expression and restore mitochondrial function in myocardial cells.