Efgartigimod alfa - argenx
Alternative Names: ARGX-113; EFG PH20 SC; Efgartigimod - argenx; Efgartigimod alfa-fcab - argenx; efgartigimod PH20; efgartigimod PH20 SC; PH20 SC; VYVDURA; VYVDURA VYVGART SC; VYVGART; VYVGART HYTRULO; VYVGART SC; Vyvgart, VYVGART SCLatest Information Update: 01 Sep 2026
At a glance
- Originator arGEN-X
- Developer argenx; Medison; ZAI Lab
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antiarrhythmics; Biphenyl compounds; Esters; Eye disorder therapies; Immunoglobulin Fc fragments; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies; Pentanoic acids; 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; Graves' disease; Myositis; Pemphigus; Sjogren's syndrome
- Phase II Encephalitis; Lupus nephritis; Renal transplant rejection; Systemic scleroderma
- Preclinical Immune-mediated necrotising myopathy
- Discontinued Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis; Membranous glomerulonephritis; Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Most Recent Events
- 15 Aug 2026 Phase-II clinical trials in Encephalitis (In adults, In adolescents, In children, In the elderly) in USA (SC) (NCT07583641)
- 12 Aug 2026 Argenx plans a phase II SERENITY trial for Sjogren's syndrome (SC, injection) (NCT07760818) (EudraCT2026-526218-10-00)
- 02 Jul 2026 Argenx completes a phase II/III trial in Myositis (Treatment-experienced) in US, Denmark, United Kingdom, Turkey, Thailand, Taiwan, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia, Serbia, Portugal, Argentina, China, Poland, Peru, Netherlands, Mexico, Lithuania, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Israel, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Germany, Georgia, France, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Canada, Bulgaria, Belgium, Austria and Australia (SC, Injection) (NCT05523167)