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Vykat XR Approved as First Treatment for Excessive Appetite in Prader-Willi Syndrome

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In the pancreas, potassium channels regulate insulin secretion. Related: On Rare Disease Day 2025, We Need More Than You Can Imagine Today marks a historic day for the PWS community. Vykay XR Clinical Trial Results Data from a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III trial (Study 2-RWP or Study C602-RWP) support Vykat XRs approval.

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FDA Approval of Sanofi’s Enzyme Replacement Drug for ASMD + Disney Actress Partners with Medtronic for Diabetes Tech Campaign – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 77

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In this episode, Ayesha discussed the FDA approval of Sanofi’s enzyme replacement therapy Xenpozyme for the treatment of non-central nervous system (non-CNS) manifestations of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD), a rare genetic lysosomal storage disease, in adults and pediatric patients.

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Surrogate Endpoints: How to Choose the Best One for Your Rare Disease Trial

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Acromegaly Surrogate Endpoint: Serum growth hormone and serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) are acceptable surrogate endpoints for acromegaly clinical trials involving somatostatin analogs such as octreotide, lanreotide and pasireotide. Also known as Berardinelli-Seip syndrome, there are four subtypes of lipodystrophy.

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