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 -- Patients with PWS treated with setmelanotide therapy (N=17) achieved clinically meaningful BMI or BMI z-score reductions, reductions in fat mass with preservation of lean mass, and improvements in hyperphagia and anxiety measures --   

-- Positive results reinforce rationale for Phase 3 development of MC4R agonism in PWS --

SAN DIEGO, June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Belite Bio, Inc (NASDAQ: BLTE) (“Belite Bio^®” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage drug development company focused on advancing novel therapeutics targeting degenerative retinal diseases that have significant unmet medical needs, today announced the completion of its rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tinlarebant. Tinlarebant is an investigational, once-daily oral therapy for the treatment of Stargardt disease type 1 (STGD1), a rare, inherited retinal disease caused by mutations in the ABCA4 gene that leads to progressive and irreversible vision loss. STGD1 affects an estimated 53,000 people in the U.S. alone, and there are currently no approved treatment options for the disease.

Publishing September 15, 2026, Dr. Gerard Gibbons’ Sweeping Historical Nonfiction Epic Restores the Legendary Rivalry, Friendship, and Boxing Genius Shared by Old Timer Inductee Jimmy "The Indiana Wasp" Clabby and Mike "The St. Paul Phantom" Gibbons.