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Nippon Shinyaku said on April 18 that the US FDA has granted orphan drug designation for its in-house developed JAK1 inhibitor NS-229 for the treatment of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).The orphan status provides NS-229 with seven years of exclusive…
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