Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AQVESME™ (mitapivat), an oral pyruvate kinase activator, for the treatment of anemia in adults with alpha- or beta-thalassemia. AQVESME is now the only FDA-approved medicine for anemia in both non-transfusion-dependent and transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia. The therapy is expected to become available in the U.S. in late January 2026, following the implementation of the AQVESME REMS program.
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