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€3 million European programme backs Atrogi's first-in-class drug in FSHD and other muscle-wasting diseases
The oral drug reduced DUX4 in FSHD patient muscle cells and increased lean mass and muscle power in a human study • Targets the cause: reduced DUX4 and its target genes in FSHD patient-derived muscle cells, pointing to disease-modifying potential • Builds muscle: +0.8 kg lean mass and about 13% more lower-extremity muscle power in an eight-week human study • €3 million Eurostars programme led by Atrogi in collaboration with LUMC, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm University, Optics11 Life and NIRI




