Hansa Medical receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for IdeS

Hansa Medical today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to IdeS for the prevention of antibody mediated organ rejection in solid organ transplant patients. More information about the ODD has been posted on www.fda.comApproximately 30 percent of the patients on the waiting lists for kidney, heart, lung and pancreas, equivalent to approximately 35 000 patients in the US, are sensitized to Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA). HLA sensitization is a risk factor in transplantation and a significant part of the sensitized patients are