Lindsey Shapiro, PhD,  science writer—

Ekterly (sebetralstat) has been approved in the U.K. for treating swelling attacks on demand in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE), ages 12 and older, according to its developer, Kalvista Pharmaceuticals. This makes the therapy the first and only oral on-demand HAE therapy approved in the U.K. It…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved sebetralstat for the on-demand treatment of swelling attacks in adults and children, ages 12 and older, with hereditary angioedema (HAE), its developer Kalvista Pharmaceuticals announced. Sebetralstat will be sold under the brand name Ekterly, and is the first…

The European Commission has approved Andembry (garadacimab) as a monthly treatment for preventing swelling attacks in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE), ages 12 and older. The decision, which is consistent with a recommendation issued by a European Medicines Agency committee last year, is valid in all countries…

CSL’s garadacimab, under the brand name Andembry, has been approved in the U.K. and Australia for the routine prevention of swelling attacks in adults and adolescents with hereditary angioedema (HAE), ages 12 and older. In Australia, the therapy is intended for HAE patients with deficiency or dysfunction of…

An investigational gene-editing therapy for hereditary angioedema (HAE) called P-KLKB1-101 showed it could safely work as intended in preclinical studies, according to recent data. The treatment, developed by Poseida Therapeutics, successfully edited the KLKB1 gene and lowered levels of the kallikrein enzyme across experiments in lab-grown human liver…

Initiating treatment with sebetralstat within a few minutes of the start of a hereditary angioedema (HAE) attack was associated with it resolving significantly faster than when treatment was delayed by more than two hours, according to new findings from the KONFIDENT Phase 3 trial. Sebetralstat also led to…

Treatment with deucrictibant continued to successfully prevent and treat swelling attacks in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE), according to new data from the open-label extension portions of two clinical trials. The findings, presented at the Bradykinin Symposium held in Berlin Sept. 5-6, support the use of deucrictibant…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review Kalvista Pharmaceuticals’ application seeking the approval of sebetralstat as an on-demand treatment for swelling attacks in people 12 and older with hereditary angioedema. Regulators expect to make their decision on the new drug application (NDA) the…

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients in South Australia are generally satisfied with their prophylactic (preventive) treatment regimens, a study found. Danazol appeared to be a popular choice for patients with milder disease, while newer therapies like C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) products and Takhzyro (lanadelumab) were preferred for patients…

Treatment with donidalorsen to prevent swelling attacks led to fewer of them and gains in quality of life for adults and teens with hereditary angioedema (HAE), according to final data from a Phase 3 trial and interim findings from its open-label extension study. The patients who switched from other prophylactic…