Swiss firm spreads tentacles with US rare disease approval

8 December 2021
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Octapharma USA has won US approval for Cutaquig (immune globulin-hipp), for the treatment of children with primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI).

The decision follows a recent US Food and Drug Administration approval which allows the therapy to be marketed for adults with the condition.

Globally, millions of people suffer with primary immunodeficiencies, a group of more than 400 different diseases, with an estimated 70% remaining undiagnosed.

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