Agios Advances Mitapivat Toward Potential U.S. Accelerated Approval in Sickle Cell Disease Following Pre-sNDA Meeting with FDA

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGIO), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering innovative medicines for patients with rare diseases, today announced that it will pursue U.S. accelerated approval for mitapivat, an oral pyruvate kinase (PK) activator, in sickle cell disease, following completion of its pre-supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).