ChemoCentryx’s Tavneos Approved in Japan for MPA, GPA
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Tavneos (avacopan) for the treatment of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). The approval of this first-in-class therapy — for the two main forms of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) — was granted to Kissei Pharmaceuticals, which…