• If approved, Joenja would be available to eligible patients aged 4 years and older with APDS who weigh 13 kg or more
• Decision follows recent approval of Joenja for children aged 4 to 11 years with APDS weighing at least 27 kg
• PDUFA target action date of January 30, 2027
  
  

Pharming a global biotechnology company focused on rare immune and genetic diseases,  announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) seeking approval for lower doses of Joenja® (leniolisib), an oral, selective phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta (PI3Kδ) inhibitor, for children aged 4 years and older who weigh between 13 kg and 27 kg with activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta syndrome (APDS), a rare primary immunodeficiency. The application has been granted Priority Review and assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of January 30, 2027.

The sNDA is supported by positive data from an open-label, multinational, single-arm Phase III study in children aged 4 to 11 years, which showed improvements over 12 weeks in two clinically relevant hallmarks of the condition, reduced lymphadenopathy and increased naive B cells, together indicating correction of the underlying immune defect. The submission also includes additional scientific and clinical pharmacology assessments supporting the proposed dosing in lower-weight pediatric patients.

The FDA grants Priority Review to applications for medicines that, if approved, would offer significant improvements in effectiveness or safety of the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of serious conditions.¹

“Today’s acceptance and Priority Review of our sNDA marks yet another important step in our efforts to expand access to Joenja for younger children living with APDS. Following the recent approval of Joenja for children aged 4 to 11 years weighing at least 27 kg, this review brings us closer to the possibility of reaching smaller children who currently are ineligible for treatment with Joenja,” said Anurag Relan, Chief Medical Officer of Pharming. “We look forward to working with the FDA and making Joenja available to eligible pediatric patients as efficiently as possible.”

The FDA approved Joenja for adults and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with APDS in March 2023 and expanded the approval in September 2026 to include children aged 4 to 11 years weighing at least 27 kg.