Eculizumab, a monoclonal antibody, is indicated for the treatment of two rare and life-threatening conditions: Paroxysmal ...

A college student gets over the flu, but two weeks later feels winded after climbing stairs and complains of abdominal pain.

A decision to approve new medicines to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy and a rare life-threatening blood disease for use in ...

“Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria [PNH] is a rare hematopoietic ... One quarter of patients required 108 packed red blood cell units during treatment with eculizumab compared with 20% of ...

Analysts at Jefferies have previously said that iptacopan could hit $3.6 billion in peak annual sales if it gets approved for all its target indications, which along with PNH include atypical ...

The first-in-class therapy – a targeted factor B inhibitor – was able to "substantially" reduce the destruction of red blood cells (haemolysis) that occurs in PNH when used over 12 weeks as a ...

It’s possible. If you’re receiving the drug for PNH, your doctor will monitor you for hemolysis (ruptured red blood cells) for 16 weeks after you stop receiving Ultomiris. If you’re ...

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The list includes several groundbreaking therapies that are expected to change the treatment landscape for several diseases and conditions.

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