Apellis’s Pegcetacoplan Hits 'Grand Slam' Scenario In Rare Kidney Disease

Aug 08 2024

• By Jessica Merrill

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A Phase III trial testing pegcetacoplan in patients with two rare kidney diseases demonstrated impressive efficacy, outperforming what Novartis showed with Fabhalta in a similar trial.

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Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its partner Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) appear well positioned with their complement inhibitor pegcetacoplan to compete in a market for two rare kidney diseases that have no approved treatments – but could soon become competitive.

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Apellis and Sobi’s pegcetacoplan demonstrated strong efficacy in the treatment of two rare kidney diseases, C3G and IC-MPGN, in a Phase III trial.

Apellis announced positive results from the Phase III VALIANT trial testing pegcetacoplan in patients with C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) or primary...

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