Solid Biosciences Announces FDA IND and Health Canada CTA Approval for First-in-Class Cardiac Gene Therapy To Treat Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)

Solid Biosciences, which acquired UF startup AavantiBio, announced FDA and Health Canada approval to begin clinical trials of SGT-501, a gene therapy targeting CPVT, a severe heart rhythm disorder caused by RYR2 mutations.