Ultomiris

May 16, 2025

The FDA has approved Johnson & Johnson’s anti-FcRn antibody, nipocalimab, for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). This myasthenia gravis drug will be marketed under the name IMAAVY. Although J&J isn’t the first to receive FDA approval for an FcRn-blocking antibody in this indication, the c...

Feb 16, 2024

China has become the first nation to approve Roche’s crovalimab, a paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) treatment. Unlike AstraZeneca’s infused treatments Soliris and Ultomiris, crovalimab is administered subcutaneously. Developed by Roche’s subsidiary Chugai Pharmaceutical, crovalimab is a humanized complemen...

Dec 18, 2023

The development of complement inhibitors has been growing rapidly over the years, and it has proved to be one of the breakthroughs in various therapeutic areas. These inhibitors act on the dysregulated complement system, a group of proteins that forms an essential part of innate immunity. This system comes into eff...

Jan 28, 2022

The autoimmune diseases are frequently incapacitating and, in some circumstances, fatal. There are currently more than 80 identified autoimmune disorders, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn's Disease, Plaque Psoriasis, Ulcerative Colitis, Myasthenia Gravis, and many more with symptoms ranging from mild to severe. ...