VYVGART® Hytrulo is the first and only neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) blocker that is delivered as a subcutaneous injection, approved to treat chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
CIDP is the second FDA-approved indication for VYVGART® Hytrulo with ENHANZE®
SAN DIEGO, June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HALO) ("Halozyme") today announced that argenx received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for VYVGART® Hytrulo (efgartigimod alfa and hyaluronidase-qvfc) co-formulated with ENHANZE®, Halozyme's proprietary recombinant human hyaluronidase enzyme, rHuPH20, for the treatment of adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP).
VYVGART® Hytrulo for CIDP is FDA-approved as a once weekly 30-to-90 second subcutaneous (SC) injection. This approval also represents the second FDA-approved indication for VYVGART® Hytrulo with ENHANZE®.
"With this approval, CIDP patients in the U.S. will have access to the first novel mechanism of action to treat CIDP in 30 years, which lessens the burden of treatment as a 30 to 90 second weekly SC injection," said Dr. Helen Torley, president and chief executive officer of Halozyme. "We look forward to continuing to support argenx with our ENHANZE technology that has enabled improved treatment options that provide meaningful benefits for patients and healthcare providers."
The FDA approval is based on the ADHERE study, the largest clinical trial to date studying CIDP. In the ADHERE study, 69% (221/322) of patients treated with VYVGART® Hytrulo, regardless of prior treatment, demonstrated evidence of clinical improvement, including improvements in mobility, function and strength. ADHERE met its primary endpoint (p<0.0001) demonstrating a 61% reduction (HR: 0.39 95% CI: 0.25; 0.61) in the risk of relapse versus placebo. 99% of trial participants elected to participate in the ADHERE open-label extension. The safety results were generally consistent with the known safety profile of VYVGART® in previous clinical studies and real-world use.
VYVGART® Hytrulo is also approved in the U.S. for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis in adult patients who are anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody positive.
About Halozyme
Halozyme is a biopharmaceutical company advancing disruptive solutions to improve patient experiences and outcomes for emerging and established therapies. As the innovators of ENHANZE® drug delivery technology with the proprietary enzyme rHuPH20, Halozyme's commercially-validated solution is used to facilitate the subcutaneous delivery of injected drugs and fluids, with the goal of reducing treatment burden for patients. Having touched more than 800,000 patient lives in post-marketing use in seven commercialized products across more than 100 global markets, Halozyme has licensed its ENHANZE® technology to leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies including Roche, Takeda, Pfizer, Janssen, AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers Squibb, argenx, ViiV Healthcare, Chugai Pharmaceutical and Acumen Pharmaceuticals.
Halozyme also develops, manufactures and commercializes, for itself or with partners, drug-device combination products using its advanced auto-injector technologies that are designed to provide commercial or functional advantages such as improved convenience, reliability and tolerability, and enhanced patient comfort and adherence. The Company has two commercial proprietary products, Hylenex® and XYOSTED®, partnered commercial products and ongoing product development programs with several pharmaceutical companies including Teva Pharmaceuticals and Idorsia Pharmaceuticals.
Halozyme is headquartered in San Diego, CA and has offices in Ewing, NJ and Minnetonka, MN. Minnetonka is also the site of its operations facility.
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