# Redefining Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment: Sotatercept's FDA Priority Review

**Authors:** Harendra Kumar, Arkadeep Dhali, Jyotirmoy Biswas, Gopal Krishna Dhali

PMC · DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66253 · 2024-08-06

## TL;DR

A new drug called sotatercept is being fast-tracked by the FDA for treating a rare and severe lung condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension.

## Contribution

Sotatercept is a novel therapeutic agent targeting activin receptor signaling for pulmonary arterial hypertension.

## Key findings

- The FDA has granted priority review to sotatercept's biologics license application.
- Sotatercept targets activin receptor signaling, a pathway implicated in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

## Abstract

A biologics license application (BLA) for sotatercept, a therapeutic agent targeting activin receptor signaling implicated in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), has been granted priority review status by the FDA. This advancement underscores the critical need for novel pharmacological interventions for this rare and severe condition, potentially transforming the therapeutic landscape of PAH.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** pulmonary arterial hypertension (MONDO:0015924)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** PAH (MESH:D000081029)

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11375911