The data package for Filsuvez (birch triterpenes), a topical gel aimed at treating partial thickness wounds, satisfied U.S. reviewers the second time around. Chiesi Group said the FDA approved the treatment Dec. 19 for use in patients 6 months and older with rare blistering skin diseases junctional epidermolysis bullosa and dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
A few months after disclosing its merger with Chiasma Inc., Amryt plc rolled out second quarter financials pleasing to Wall Street, where considerable interest has begun to manifest in the company’s epidermolysis bullosa program with Filsuvez, also known as Oleogel-S10.
DUBLIN – Shares in Amryt Pharma plc surged by more than 36% Sept. 9 on news that Filsuvez (AP-101, Oleogel-S10) attained the primary endpoint of a phase III trial in epidermolysis bullosa.
