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How Investors May Respond To Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS) Balancing EMPAVELI’s FDA Win With Slow Rare-Disease Uptake
Apellis Pharmaceuticals recently secured US FDA approval for EMPAVELI to treat the rare kidney diseases C3 glomerulopathy and IC-MPGN, the first and only approved therapy for these conditions, while facing slower-than-hoped patient uptake and flat SYFOVRE sales due to access and reimbursement hurdles.
This combination of a major regulatory win with muted early commercial traction highlights the tension between scientific success and the practical realities of rare-disease drug...