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Disc Medicine’s Rare Disease Drug Succeeds in Late-Stage Trial

The experimental pill met all main and secondary goals in 183 patients and was generally well tolerated, Disc Medicine said.

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Oct 19 (Reuters) – Disc Medicine said on Monday its experimental pill for a rare disease that causes extreme pain ​from sunlight met all of its ‌main and secondary goals in a late-stage trial, sending its shares surging 65% in premarket trading. Here are some details: • The company was testing bitopertin ‌as ​a treatment for erythropoietic ⁠protoporphyria (EPP), a blood disorder ⁠that makes patients extremely sensitive to sunlight • The conditio…

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Disc Medicine's rare disease drug succeeds in late-stage trial

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endpoints.news broke the news on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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