With a US filing for efgartigimod imminent, Belgian biotech argenx N.V. has presented more positive data on the potential first-in-class product which has been touted as a future standard of care for the rare autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis.
Belgium's Argenx Advances On More Positive Efgartigimod Data
Filing Imminent For Promising Myasthenia Gravis Therapy
Argenx's efgartigimod, an antibody fragment that blocks FcRn, looks most likely to be the first drug to challenge Alexion's Soliris in the myasthenia gravis market after the company presented more positive data from the ADAPT trial.
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