By Dean Seal
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals said Japanese regulators have approved its drug voclosporin in a combination treatment for lupus.
The company said Tuesday that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare has authorized voclosporin to be used in combination with mycophenolate mofetil to treat lupus nephritis.
The approval is based on data from a recent Phase 3 study that assessed the efficacy and safety of the combination.
Aurinia's collaboration partner Otsuka Pharmaceutical filed a new drug application for the treatment last November.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 24, 2024 08:28 ET (12:28 GMT)
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