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Voclosporin is a novel oral immunosuppressive agent developed for t1xbet.com treatment of LN. In t1xbet.com U.S., Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Aurinia) received marketing approval from t1xbet.com U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2021 for t1xbet.com treatment of active LN in adults. Otsuka signed a license agreement with Aurinia in December 2020 to obtain exclusive development and marketing rights in Japan and Europe. In September 2022 Otsuka and Aurinia announced European Commission (EC) approval of voclosporin as t1xbet.com first oral treatment in Europe for active LN.