Marisa Wexler, MS,  senior science writer—

Takhzyro (lanadelumab) has been approved in Japan to prevent acute swelling attacks in people, 12 and older, with hereditary angioedema (HAE). An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people with HAE live in Japan, but fewer than 500 have been diagnosed due to a lack of awareness, according to…

Donidalorsen significantly reduced swelling attacks and improved quality of life in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) treated in a Phase 2 trial. Full trial results were detailed in the study, “Inhibition of Prekallikrein for Hereditary Angioedema,” published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study…

Astria Therapeutics is gearing up to request permission for clinical testing in the U.S. of STAR-0215, its experimental therapy to prevent swelling attacks in hereditary angioedema (HAE). The company is expected to submit a formal request — in the form of an investigational new drug application — to the…

KalVista Pharmaceuticals has launched a Phase 3 trial, called KONFIDENT, to test the safety and effectiveness of KVD900, an experimental oral and on-demand treatment for swelling attacks in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE). “Beginning the KONFIDENT trial represents a major milestone for KalVista,” Andrew Crockett, the company’s…

Special care must be taken with surgeries under general anesthesia in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) to avoid dangerous swelling in the throat. A trio of researchers in Korea highlighted these considerations in the study “An anesthetic experience of hereditary angioedema type I patient undertook total…

People with hereditary angioedema (HAE) commonly have histories of cancer, which raises the possibility that it might predispose a person to develop cancer. These findings were reported in the study “Malignancy and immune disorders in patients with hereditary angioedema,” published in the journal Allergy, Asthma…

Pharming Group and Sanofi have renewed an agreement for the manufacturing of Ruconest (conestat alfa), Pharming’s approved treatment for swelling attacks in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE). The two companies have been working together for more than a decade, and now have agreed to extend the collaboration…

The first participant has been dosed in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial that is testing Intellia Therapeutics’ gene-editing therapy, NTLA-2002, in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE). “With the progress of our first-in-human clinical study evaluating NTLA-2002 for people living with HAE, we look forward to beginning clinical testing as…

Starting on Dec. 1, people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) in Australia will have access to Takhzyro (lanadelumab), an under-the-skin injection to prevent HAE swelling attacks, through Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). “Without this PBS subsidy, Australian patients are paying around $241,000 per year for this treatment,” Greg Hunt, Australia’s…

Pharvaris is actively recruiting people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) types 1 or 2 for two clinical trials testing its investigational oral therapy PHVS416 as either an on-demand or prophylactic (preventive) treatment for swelling attacks. Results from both studies are expected next year. The Phase 2 trial RAPIDe-1…