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Reimb for Cold Agglutinin Disease drug Enjaymo starts in KOR

By Eo, Yun-Ho | translator Kim, Jung-Ju

23.12.14 15:48:18

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Reimb listing process in progress after being approved in July in Korea

Expected to improve the treatment environment as a first-in-class treatment option


The cold agglutinin disease treatment ¡®Enjaymo¡¯ is seeking reimbursement listing in Korea.

According to industry sources, Sanofi Korea has filed a reimbursement application for its Enjaymo (sutimlimab) as a treatment for hemolysis in adult patients with Cold Agglutinin Disease (CAD)

Enjaymo¡¯ is a first-in-class humanized monoclonal antibody that is designed to selectively target and inhibit the classical complement pathway-specific serine protease, C1s. The drug was found to increase the CAD patients¡¯ hemoglobin level and reduce profound fatigue.

CAD is a very rare type of autoimmune blood disorder where part of the body¡¯s immune system mistakenly continues to attack

Eo, Yun-Ho(unkindfish@dailypharm.com)
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