Ascendis Pharma to Initiate TransCon™ PTH U.S. Expanded Access Program for Adult Patients with Hypoparathyroidism

-  The program will allow physicians to request access to TransCon PTH, the company’s investigational parathyroid hormone replacement therapy, for eligible patients in the United States

-  TransCon PTH is under Priority Review by the FDA, with a target PDUFA date of April 30, 2023

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the Company to initiate an expanded access program (EAP) for its investigational parathyroid hormone replacement therapy, TransCon PTH (palopegteriparatide), for adult patients with hypoparathyroidism. To qualify, patients must live in the U.S., have PTH treatment experience, and have medical needs that cannot be addressed by commercial products or clinical trials. Requests for access to TransCon PTH under the U.S. EAP must be made by the treating physician.

“We are pleased to work with the FDA to expand access to TransCon PTH for eligible patients and look forward to sharing more details about this program soon,” said Edward Trott, M.D., Vice President, Global Medical Affairs at Ascendis Pharma. “Recognizing the hypopara community’s urgent need, we remain committed to making TransCon PTH, if approved, more broadly available as quickly as possible.”

TransCon PTH is an investigational prodrug in development for adult patients with hypoparathyroidism. The safety and efficacy of TransCon PTH have not been established and TransCon PTH is not currently approved by the FDA. It is currently under Priority Review by the FDA, with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of April 30, 2023.

For more information about program details and status, please visit clinicaltrials.gov or navigator.reaganudall.org.

About Expanded Access
Expanded access is per FDA regulation a potential pathway for a patient with a serious or immediately life-threatening disease or condition to gain access to an investigational medical product (drug, biologic, or medical device) for treatment outside of clinical trials when no comparable or satisfactory alternative therapy options are available. Please visit the FDA’s Expanded Access website for more information.

About Ascendis Pharma A/S
Ascendis Pharma is applying its innovative TransCon platform to build a leading, fully integrated, global biopharma company focused on making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by its core values of patients, science and passion, the company uses its TransCon technologies to create new and potentially best-in-class therapies. Ascendis is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has additional facilities in Heidelberg and Berlin, Germany; Palo Alto and Redwood City, California; and Princeton, New Jersey. Please visit ascendispharma.com to learn more.

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