Modalis Therapeutics Corporation announced it will regain full development and commercial rights to MDL-201 and MDL-202 from Astellas Pharma Inc. It also reveals that target indications for the products are Duchene Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1), respectively. Modalis is also announcing a sharpened strategic focus, to prioritize its investments in the most promising programs: MDL-101, the lead program in its pipeline which has completed preIND and is moving forward to the clinic for LAMA2-CMD, and MDL-202 for DM1. This matter shall have a minor impact on cost compared with that of the whole R&D for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, and the following years.