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FDA Approves Once-Weekly YUVIWEL® (navepegritide) for Children with Achondroplasia Aged 2 Years and Older
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval under the FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program for YUVIWEL® (navepegritide; developed as TransCon® CNP), the first and only once-weekly treatment indicated to increase linear growth in children 2 years of age and older with achondroplasia with open epiphyses and the only one to provide continuous systemic exposure to CNP over the…
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2024 ACHONDROPLASIA & SKELETAL DYSPLASIA RESEARCH CONFERENCE
The 6th Annual Achondroplasia & Skeletal Dysplasia Research Conference brought together patients, parents and caregivers, physicians, researchers, and pharmaceutical and biotech companies to engage and network with one another in a safe environment to openly discuss the latest research and developments surrounding pharmaceutical treatment options and advances in surgical treatment for achondroplasia and other skeletal dysplasias.
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FDA Approves Once-Weekly YUVIWEL® (navepegritide) for Children with Achondroplasia Aged 2 Years and Older
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval under the FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program for YUVIWEL® (navepegritide; developed as TransCon® CNP), the first and only once-weekly treatment indicated to increase linear growth in children 2 years of age and older with achondroplasia with open epiphyses and the only one to provide…
