Capricor faces an FDA panel for deramiocel, but has HOPE-3 truly resolved its Duchenne evidence gap?
Capricor Therapeutics has secured a July 29 FDA advisory committee meeting for deramiocel after a positive Phase 3 trial revived the previously rejected Duchenne muscular dystrophy application. The therapy now has controlled evidence of skeletal and cardiac benefit, but regulators must still weigh endpoint interpretation, long-term external comparisons, manufacturing reliability and whether the proposed label