FDA grants accelerated approval for Novartis's Vanrafia (atrasentan) for IgA nephropathy. The drug joins Tarpeyo and Filspari ...
Vanrafia (atrasentan) is the first drug in the selective endothelin A receptor antagonist (ERA) class to be cleared in the US for IgAN, a disease characterised by the accumulation of antibodies in the ...
The approval is supported by a prespecified interim analysis from the ongoing, randomised Phase III ALIGN trial.
IgAN is a progressive, rare kidney disease in which the immune system attacks the kidneys, often causing glomerular inflammation and proteinuria.