SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omeros Corporation (Nasdaq: OMER) today announced that two posters directed to zaltenibart (OMS906), Omeros’ investigational inhibitor of MASP-3, the key and most proximal ...

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused over 5.5 million casualties to date. Despite ...

The alternative complement pathway plays a key role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Iptacopan specifically binds to factor B and inhibits the alternative pathway. In this phase 3, double-blind ...

Iptacopan targets one of the major proteins involved in the enzymes of the alternative pathway of complement, explains Carla Nester, MD, of Stead Family Children's Hospital. In April, in part 1 of ...

AJMC ®: How has treatment of complement-driven diseases changed since 2007, when the first complement inhibitor, eculizumab, was approved? SMITH: The development of eculizumab followed our ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omeros Corporation today announced that zaltenibart (OMS906) has received rare pediatric disease designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A protein known as granzyme K was recently shown to be a driver of inflammation by activating the complement ...

Among people with sickle cell disease—an inherited blood disorder—acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death. The condition is the result of red blood cells becoming stiff, sticky, and ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system-a group of proteins that ...