Expert: Fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody targeting activin A. In FOP, activin A signals through the mutant ACVR1 (ALK2 R206H) receptor, triggering heterotopic ossification. Blocking activin A prevents pathological bone formation.
Everyday: Blocks activin A, the signal that causes muscles and connective tissue to turn into bone in FOP patients. Activin A is the "wrong signal" that triggers bone growth where it should not happen — this drug stops that signal.
Targets: ["Activin A"]