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Belite Bio Receives Orphan Drug Status for Tinlarebant in Stargardt Disease in Switzerland

$BLTEPress releaseMay 18, 2026, 4:00 PM ETRead the release

Belite Bio announced that Swissmedic has granted orphan drug status to tinlarebant for the treatment of Stargardt disease. This designation follows the successful Phase 3 DRAGON trial, which showed a 35.7% reduction in retinal lesion growth rate compared to placebo.

Key figures

Drug Name
tinlarebant
Trial enrollment
104
Trial jurisdictions
11
Lesion growth reduction
35.7%

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