J&J’s Imaavy Approval Is The Starting Line For Pipeline-In-A-Product Strategy

The company’s FcRn inhibitor nipocalimab was approved by the US FDA for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), where it will join a competitive market.

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  • The FcRn inhibitor Imaavy (nipocalimab) was approved by the FDA for generalized myasthenia gravis, where it will compete against two similar drugs.

Johnson & Johnson’s Imaavy (nipocalimab) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), but...

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