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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Status to Sanofi’s Rilzabrutinib: A New Hope for wAIHA, IgG4-RD, and Beyond

(IN BRIEF) Rilzabrutinib, an investigational oral BTK inhibitor, has received orphan drug designation from the FDA for treating warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) and IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), two rare conditions with no approved treatments. This designation, aimed at addressing unmet … Read the full press release

Sanofi’s Dupixent Receives FDA Priority Review for the Treatment of Bullous Pemphigoid

(IN BRIEF) Sanofi’s Dupixent has been granted FDA priority review for the treatment of bullous pemphigoid (BP), a chronic skin disease. If approved, Dupixent would be the first targeted medicine for BP in the U.S., with the FDA’s decision expected … Read the full press release