The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Genentech’s Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Gazyva® (Obinutuzumab), for the potential treatment of lupus nephritis, (LN,

Roche announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Gazyva/Gazyvaro (obinutuzumab) to treat lupus nephritis.

Roche RHHBY announced that the FDA has accepted its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) seeking label expansion for its blockbuster drug Gazvya (obinutuzumab) as a potential treatment for lupus nephritis (LN).

Submission is supported by positive results from the Phase III REGENCY trial, which demonstrated that nearly half of patients with lupus nephritis who received Gazyva/Gazyvaro plus standard therapy achieved a complete renal response.

Gazyva/Gazyvaro is the only anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody in a randomised phase III study to demonstrate a complete renal response benefit1 The filing application is based on data from the phase III REGENCY study,

Genentech, a Roche Group company(OTCQX:RHHBY) said on Wednesday that the U.S. FDA accepted the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application ((sBLA)) for Gazyva to treat lupus nephritis. Lupus nephritis is a type of kidney disease where the immune system attacks the kidneys.

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Gazyva® (obinutuzumab) for the treatment of lupus nephritis.