Alexion's Soliris gets approval in Japan for rare disorder
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan has approved Soliris (eculizumab) from US drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALXN) for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a life-threatening ultra-rare disorder.
Soliris is already approved in Japan for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), another severe and ultra-rare disease. Alexion expects that initial patients with aHUS in Japan will commence treatment with Soliris by the end of this year. Globally, the drug generated sales of just over $370 million in the second quarter of 2013, a year-on-year rise of 35%.
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