Sun gung ho on psoriasis asset amid brodalumab setback
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Amgen's decision to dump co-development and commercialization plans of the interleukin-17 inhibitor brodalumab with AstraZeneca appears to have significantly buoyed the outlook for Sun Pharma's late-stage asset for chronic plaque psoriasis, tildrakizumab.
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