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Targeting the Alternative Complement Pathway With Iptacopan to Treat IgA Nephropathy: Design and Rationale of the APPLAUSE-IgAN Study
9 Feb 2023
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Introduction: Targeting the alternative complement pathway (AP) is an attractive therapeutic strategy because of its role in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) pathophysiology. Iptacopan (LNP023), a proximal complement inhibitor that specifically binds to factor B and inhibits the AP, reduced proteinuria and attenuated AP activation in a Phase 2 study of patients with IgAN, thereby supporting the rationale for...
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