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MilestoneQ3 2026a window, not a day

PROVE-FA Phase 3 initiation for vatiquinone (post-CRL path)

PROVE-FA Phase 3 initiation for vatiquinone (post-CRL path), in Q3 2026 (Jul–Sep). A company milestone for PTC (vatiquinone for Friedreich ataxia): a step in the program rather than a decision or a data readout.

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Company
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. PTCT
Drug
vatiquinone
For
Friedreich ataxia
Stage
Phase 3 · the last stage before a drug can be approved
When
Q3 2026 · the company gave a window, not a day; the calendar never invents one
Source note
PROVE-FA study to support NDA resubmission after the August 2025 CRL is "expected to initiate in Q3 2026" (global, ~120 patients ages 7-21). May have started just before the 8/21 window opens.
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