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Apellis set to take on Alexion as FDA clears PNH drug Empaveli

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Apellis Pharma has secured FDA approval for its complement C3 inhibitor Empaveli as a treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) – with a label that will allow it to challenge Alexion’s established therapies directly. . The post Apellis set to take on Alexion as FDA clears PNH drug Empaveli appeared first on.

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With rivals threatening, Argenx scores key myasthenia gravis win

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Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa) became the first drug in the FcRn class to be approved by the FDA last December, and despite a $225,000 annual price tag is predicted to make relatively modest sales in its IV version, which will compete with other IV gMG drugs like AstraZeneca/Alexion’s C5 inhibitor Soliris (eculizumab).

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ASH: Argenx cues up a second use for efgartigimod

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Vyvgart is already approved to treat generalised myasthenia gravis, getting a green light for that indication from the FDA a year ago, and launched with a $225,000 per annum price tag in competition with rival gMG drugs like AstraZeneca/Alexion’s C5 inhibitor Soliris (eculizumab).

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