Senesco Technologies, Inc. Lead Therapeutic Candidate SNS01-T Granted Orphan Drug Status from FDA for Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Senesco Technologies, Inc. (“Senesco” or the “Company”) (NYSE Amex: SNT), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for the company’s lead drug candidate SNS01-T for treatment of multiple myeloma. As a result, the company is eligible to receive a number of benefits, including tax credits, access to grant funding for clinical trials, accelerated FDA approval, allowance for marketing exclusivity after drug approval for a period of as long as seven years and potential exemption from the FDA’s prescription drug application fee.

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