Europe – EC authorisation granted to kidney disease treatment Kinpeygo

The treatment was developed by Calliditas and will be marketed by Stada

The European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorisation for Kinpeygo (budesonide) capsules for the treatment of primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN).

The treatment involves adults at risk of rapid disease progression with a specific urine protein-to-creatinine ratio.

Kinpeygo is an orphan medicinal product and the first and only approved treatment for IgAN – a rare, progressive autoimmune disease of the kidney, with more than 50% of patients potentially progressing to end-stage renal disease. Through a partnership with developer Calliditas Therapeutics, Kinpeygo will be marketed in the European Economic Area (EEA) exclusively by Stada…