FDA approves Bkemv, first Soliris biosimilar, to treat PNH
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bkemv (eculizumab-aeeb), the first interchangeable biosimilar of Soliris (eculizumab), to treat people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Soliris is an intravenous (into-the-vein) antibody-based therapy that is approved to reduce hemolysis, or red blood cell destruction, in PNH patients. As…