Study Shows ALS May Be an Autoimmune Disorder
Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology and Columbia University Irving Medical Center have discovered that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, may be an autoimmune disorder.
Update on Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
This severe form of PMS is characterized by significant mood and physical symptoms, and is now recognized and listed as a mental disorder that can be treated and even cured.
IVIG Reduces Infections Following BsAB Therapies in Multiple Myeloma Patients
A recent study showed treatment with intravenous immune globulin following infection from BCMA therapies yielded a 67 percent decrease in infections in patients with multiple myeloma.
FDA Expands Approval for Recombinant VWF
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approval of recombinant von Willebrand factor, marketed as Vonvendi.
FDA Approves LEQEMBI IQLIK to Treat Early Alzheimer’s Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the biologics license application for once weekly lecanemab-irmb subcutaneous injection (LEQEMBI IQLIK, pronounced “I Click”) for maintenance dosing.
New Documentary Gives Women with Hemophilia a Voice
A new documentary film titled “Dismissed,” which was premiered at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation’s Bleeding Disorders Conference in Aurora, Colo., features the lived experiences of five women with hemophilia.
FDA Approves First BTK Inhibitor for ITP
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sanofi’s Wayrilz (rilzabrutinib) for adults with persistent or chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have had an insufficient response to a previous treatment.
FDA Approves Implantable Device to Treat RA Patients
SetPoint System, a neuroimmune modulation device, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response, loss of response or intolerance to one or more biological or targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.
Nektar Therapeutics’ Rezpegaldesleukin Approved by FDA to Treat Alopecia Areata
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to Nektar Therapeutics’ rezpegaldesleukin to treat alopecia areata (AA) in adult and paediatric patients aged 12 years and older who weigh at least 40 kilograms and are living with severe-to-very severe cases of the autoimmune disease.
FDA Approves EMPAVELI as the First Treatment for C3G or Primary IC-MPGN
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Apellis Pharmaceuticals’ EMPAVELI (pegcetacoplan) as the first treatment for C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) or primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN) in patients 12 years of age and older, to reduce proteinuria.