Marisa Wexler, MS,  senior science writer—

Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.

Articles by Marisa Wexler

Biocryst sells European rights to HAE therapy Orladeyo for $250M

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals has sold the European rights to Orladeyo (berotralstat), its approved oral therapy for preventing swelling attacks in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE), to the Italian pharmaceutical company Neopharmed Gentili. Under the terms of the deal, according to a Biocryst press release, the company “will…

Astria joins Kaken to bring new HAE therapy navenibart to Japan

Kaken Pharmaceutical has secured the rights to develop and commercialize navenibart, an investigational treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE), in Japan. Kaken will pay $16 million as part of an agreement with navenibart developer Astria Therapeutics that includes another $16 million if development and sales milestones are…

HAE patients mostly attack-free after gene-editing therapy: Data

In the years following treatment with the gene-editing therapy lonvoguran ziclumeran, or lonvo-z — also known as NTLA-2002 — most people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) taking part in a clinical trial have been completely free from swelling attacks without the need for long-term preventive therapy. That’s according to…

Orladeyo effective in HAE patients of different ages, data show

The use of Orladeyo (berotralstat) — widely approved as a preventive treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE) — can help reduce the rates of swelling attacks in people with HAE of different ages, according to new data from clinical trials and real-world analyses. Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, the developer of the…

Orladeyo reduces swelling rates in severe HAE: Real-world data

Treatment with the daily oral therapy Orladeyo (berotralstat) can effectively reduce swelling attack rates in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) who experienced many such attacks before starting on the therapy, real-world data showed. Additional real-world data indicated that Orladeyo is also effective for preventing swelling attacks in adolescents…