BOULDER, Colo., July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- miRagen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGEN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of RNA-targeted therapies, today announced that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to cobomarsen, for the treatment of T-cell lymphoma. Cobomarsen is an inhibitor of miR-155 currently being developed by miRagen in two clinical programs to address different types of T-cell lymphoma, including a Phase 2 trial for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) and a Phase 1 trial for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL).

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Funding from LLS, through the purchase of miRagen common stock, to help support the SOLAR trial is being provided under its Therapy Acceleration Program® (TAP), a strategic initiative through which LLS partners directly with biotechnology companies and academic institutions to help accelerate the development of promising therapies.