New drug for rare CNS disorder

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United States

A new therapy has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat a rare central nervous system (CNS) disorder known as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder – the third drug to be authorised for this indication in a little over a year. The drug, Enspryng (satralizumab), is a monoclonal antibody developed by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, a member of the Roche group.