Japanese pharma major Takeda Pharmaceutical (TYO: 4502) has secured US Food and Drug Administration approval for Vonvendi (von Willebrand factor), breaking new ground in the treatment of von Willebrand disease (VWD).
VWD is a complex, inherited disorder caused by a deficiency or defective function of VWF, one of several types of proteins in the blood that are needed for proper blood clotting.
The US medicines regulator granted approval for use of the treatment for routine prophylaxis, to reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in patients with severe Type 3 VWD receiving on-demand therapy.
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