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Deucrictibant effective in 4 patients with acquired angioedema

Deucrictibant, an experimental treatment for angioedema attacks, was well tolerated and effective in four patients with acquired angioedema due to C1-inhibitor deficiency (AAE-C1INH), according to a study. The proof-of-concept trial found that the “deucrictibant extended-release tablet effectively prevented angioedema attacks in patients with AAE-C1INH, with no safety concerns,”…

Late-treated, untreated HAE attacks tied to lower quality of life: Study

Late-treated and untreated swelling attacks in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) are associated with a lower health-related quality of life and work productivity. That’s according to a U.S. study, which also found that as attack severity and time to treatment increased, patients’ quality of life and work productivity decreased.

New HAE treatment Dawnzera now available to US patients

New hereditary angioedema (HAE) preventive treatment Dawnzera (donidalorsen) will now be available in the U.S. to adults and adolescents, ages 12 and older, through the specialty pharmacy Orsini. Following the therapy’s approval late last month as a prophylaxis for HAE swelling attacks, developer Ionis Pharmaceuticals partnered with…

First-of-its-kind therapy Dawnzera wins FDA approval for HAE

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved donidalorsen — to be marketed Dawnzera — as a prophylactic treatment for swelling attacks in adults and adolescents, ages 12 and older, with hereditary angioedema (HAE). With this decision, Dawnzera has become the first and only RNA-targeted therapy approved for…

Deucrictibant set for key trial in acquired angioedema

Pharvaris said it’s on track to launch a pivotal Phase 3 trial of deucrictibant to treat and prevent swelling attacks in people with acquired angioedema by year-end. The three-part study, called CREAATE, will evaluate deucrictibant’s potential as both an on-demand therapy to control active swelling as it occurs,…

Sebetralstat gets to keep orphan drug status for HAE in Europe

The oral on-demand treatment candidate sebetralstat for hereditary angioedema (HAE) is getting to keep its orphan drug status in the European Union, developer Kalvista Pharmaceuticals announced. According to a press release from the company, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has decided to maintain the therapy’s orphan drug designation,…

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…