Eiger and Partner, AnGes, Receive Approval for Zokinvy® (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson- Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies in Japan
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:EIGR), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies for rare metabolic diseases, today announced that it and its partner AnGes, Inc. received marketing approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for Zokinvy (lonafarnib), a treatment for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) and processing deficient progeroid laminopathy (PDPL).