SAN DIEGO, Sept. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNX) today announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for paltusotine, the first once-daily, oral, selectively-targeted somatostatin receptor type 2 nonpeptide agonist in development for the proposed treatment and long-term maintenance therapy of acromegaly.
'This NDA submission brings us one step closer to our goal of delivering a new generation of therapy that can help people living with acromegaly,” said Scott Struthers, Ph.D., Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Crinetics. 'Based on the comprehensive data from the Phase 3 PATHFNDR program, we are excited about the significance of this potential advancement for the acromegaly community, as well as what it represents to Crinetics as a company. Paltusotine is the leading candidate of a deep, innovative pipeline - the first of many therapeutic candidates that have been purposefully designed in-house to transform the lives of people impacted by a wide range of endocrine conditions.”