The FDA has approved a first-in-class therapy for the treatment of erythrocytosis for adults with polycythemia vera. Rusfertide (Mimrylo; Protagonist Therapeutics, Takeda) received approval for adults who have been unable to achieve adequate control with other therapies.

FDA approved Takeda & Protagonist's Mimrylo (rusfertide) for polycythemia vera, a rare blood disease.

Takeda Receives U.S. FDA Approval of MIMRYLO™ (rusfertide), Marking a Potential Shift in the Treatment Paradigm for Polycythemia Vera