4DMT Acquires Complement Pathway Inhibitor Payload for 4D-175 Product Candidate for Geographic Atrophy
4DMT acquires all world-wide rights to short-form human complement factor H (sCFH) from Aevitas Therapeutics, Inc.; technology invented at University of PennsylvaniaAnnounces sCFH as payload for 4D-175 lead product candidate for geographic atrophy (GA); sCFH extensively characterized in 3 genetic mouse models and in non-human primates (NHP)CFH variants with reduced complement inhibitory function are a well-validated genetic risk factor for GA secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with approximately 75% of AMD patients carrying a high-risk variant of CFH; utilizing a precision medicine approach, this population represents a potential target population for 4D-175Continues expans
