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Voyxact helped preserve kidney function, but left an opening for competing IgAN drugs from Vera and Vertex. Elsewhere, Takeda’s alliance with Innovent paid early dividends.
Published June 4, 2026
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Voyxact helped preserve kidney function, but left an opening for competing IgAN drugs from Vera and Vertex. Elsewhere, Takeda’s alliance with Innovent paid early dividends and Axsome warded off generic competitors.
An article from
News roundup
Voyxact helped preserve kidney function, but left an opening for competing IgAN drugs from Vera and Vertex. Elsewhere, Takeda’s alliance with Innovent paid early dividends.
Published June 4, 2026
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Otsuka's Voyxact preserved kidney function over 12 months in IgA nephropathy patients, new eGFR data show, as the company pursues…

The data are crucial to Otsuka’s bid to get a full approval for Voyxact, as rival Vera's atacicept awaits a July 7 decision.

Vera Therapeutics' atacicept wins FDA accelerated approval for IgAN, entering a competitive market alongside Otsuka's Voyxact…

When Vera Therapeutics in-licensed atacicept from Merck KGaA about six years ago, patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) had no…

Otsuka’s Voyxact slowed the loss of kidney function after one year in patients with a chronic autoimmune kidney disease, but the…

Otsuka Reports Positive Phase 3 VISIONARY Two-Year eGFR Results Demonstrating VOYXACT® (sibeprenlimab-szsi) Prevented Progression…