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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (June 12 – 16, 2023)

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Date: June 12, 2023 | Tags: Novartis, Chinook Therapeutics, Atrasentan, Zigakibart, BION-1301, IgA nephropathy, M&A, ~$3.5B Date: June 12, 2023 | Tags: Novartis, Chinook Therapeutics, Atrasentan, Zigakibart, BION-1301, IgA nephropathy, M&A, ~$3.5B

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Apellis set to take on Alexion as FDA clears PNH drug Empaveli

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There had been speculation that the FDA might approve Empaveli (pegcetacoplan) only as a backup option for patients who don’t see a sufficient benefit with Alexion’s Soliris (eculizumab) or Ultomiris (ravulizumab), but the regulator opted for a broad indication that included first-line treatment for PNH. billion and $1.1

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With rivals threatening, Argenx scores key myasthenia gravis win

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Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa) became the first drug in the FcRn class to be approved by the FDA last December, and despite a $225,000 annual price tag is predicted to make relatively modest sales in its IV version, which will compete with other IV gMG drugs like AstraZeneca/Alexion’s C5 inhibitor Soliris (eculizumab).

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ASH: Argenx cues up a second use for efgartigimod

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Vyvgart is already approved to treat generalised myasthenia gravis, getting a green light for that indication from the FDA a year ago, and launched with a $225,000 per annum price tag in competition with rival gMG drugs like AstraZeneca/Alexion’s C5 inhibitor Soliris (eculizumab).