Speed Is Everything In CGRP Race As Amgen/Novartis Reveal Phase III Data
Executive Summary
Amgen and Novartis revealed the first set of Phase III data for a CGRP inhibitor in the treatment of episodic migraine, potentially positioning the companies’ biologic erenumab at the head of the drug class.
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