Efgartigimod alfa - argenx
Alternative Names: ARGX-113; EFG PH20 SC; Efgartigimod - argenx; Efgartigimod alfa-fcab - argenx; efgartigimod PH20; efgartigimod PH20 SC; PH20 SC; VYVDURA; VYVGART; Vyvgart; VYVGART HYTRULO; VYVGART SCLatest Information Update: 19 Dec 2025
At a glance
- Originator arGEN-X
- Developer argenx; Medison; ZAI Lab
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antiarrhythmics; Immunoglobulin Fc fragments; Monoclonal antibodies; Skin disorder therapies; Urologics
- Mechanism of Action Neonatal Fc receptor antagonists
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; Myasthenia gravis; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; Myasthenia gravis
- Registered Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Phase III Bullous pemphigoid; Graves ophthalmopathy; Myositis; Pemphigus; Sjogren's syndrome
- Phase II Lupus nephritis; Renal transplant rejection
- Preclinical Immune-mediated necrotising myopathy
- Discontinued Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis; Membranous glomerulonephritis; Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Most Recent Events
- 15 Dec 2025 argenx discontinued phase-III clinical trials in Graves ophthalmopathy in Austria, Bulgaria, China, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the US due to recommendation from an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (SC) (NCT06307626)
- 18 Nov 2025 Elektrofi has been acquired by Halozyme Therapeutics
- 05 Nov 2025 Registered for Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy in Canada (SC)