New Amgen med shows benefit in treating uncontrolled gout

6 November 2023

Californian biotech Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) has announced new data for its kidney disease med Krystexxa (pegloticase).

Presented at ongoing American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, the data show a decrease in blood pressure for certain people with chronic gout.

The first and only biologic approved in the USA for people with this condition, Krystexxa has a similar kind of activity to the enzyme rasburicase, which metabolizes uric acid to allantoin - a water soluble substance that can be eliminated via the kidneys.

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