Rare diseases

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The FDA has turned down Pharming's bid to broaden the label of Joenja for rare immunodeficiency disorder APDS so it can be used in younger patients.

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Sanofi has reported positive phase 3 results with venglustat in Gaucher disease, but the drug missed the mark in a Fabry disease trial.

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Boehringer's TRPC6 inhibitor apecotrep, formerly developed for COVID-19, has shown efficacy in the rare kidney disease FSGS in a phase 2 trial.

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An EMA nod for Otsuka's Dawnzera offers EU patients with HAE a drug that can be self-administered by patients with up to eight weeks between doses.

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Children with a devastating, rare disorder of copper metabolism, called Menkes disease, now have an FDA-approved treatment for the first time.

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Hutchmed is preparing to file for approval of its drug for the rare disorder wAIHA in China, after chalking up a win in a pivotal phase 2/3 trial.