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DRI Healthcare Trust secures royalty rights for sebetralstat

DRI Healthcare Trust, an investment firm, has acquired rights to royalty interest in sebetralstat, an on-demand treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE) that’s being considered for approval in several countries, including the U.S. For Kalvista Pharmaceuticals, the therapy’s developer, the deal could be worth more than $175 million,…

Preclinical studies of HAE gene-editing therapy promising

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…

HAE treatment Navenibart named EC orphan medicinal product

The European Commission has granted orphan medicinal product designation (OMPD) to navenibart, an experimental long-acting therapy for hereditary angioedema (HAE). The designation is aimed at providing incentives for the development of therapies that are meant to diagnose, prevent, or treat rare diseases, or those affecting fewer than 10,000 people…

Lack of first-line options in India impacts pediatric HAE treatment

Preventing swelling attacks in children in India with hereditary angioedema (HAE) relies mostly on using tranexamic acid (TA) and attenuated androgens, or male hormones, due to the lack of accessible first-line treatment options, a single-center study shows. Neither therapy is preferred for HAE and attenuated androgens are contraindicated…