argenx SE (ARGX) announced that Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) approved VYVDURA for adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
VYVDURA is approved for CIDP as a once weekly 30-to-90 second subcutaneous injection, which can be self-administered at home, and is the first and only neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) blocker approved for the treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy or CIDP.
CIDP is a progressive, immune-mediated rare and debilitating neuromuscular disorder of the peripheral nervous system. Patients experience a range of disabling mobility and sensory issues, including trouble standing from a seated position, pain and fatigue, and frequent tripping or falling.
VYVDURA is now approved for at-home self-injection in Japan for both generalized myasthenia gravis and CIDP.
argenx's VYVGART and VYVDURA portfolio was approved in Japan for three indications first country globally with access across three indications.
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