Biogen's highly anticipated anti-LINGO data fall flat
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
After several months of questions about when Biogen Idec would reveal its first proof-of-concept data for the anti-LINGO development program, the company reported results from a Phase II clinical trial in the treatment of acute optic neuritis (AON) that gave no clear answers about the treatment's effects in multiple sclerosis (MS).
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