Celgene Plots Blockbuster Course For Ozanimod
Executive Summary
Celgene, in need of good news, posted positive data on a potential blockbuster for multiple sclerosis at the joint ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS meeting. Ozanimod could have important safety and tolerability advantages over Gilenya, but investors already were expecting good news.
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