AbbVie, J&J's Imbruvica Has Rare, But Not Surprising Failure In DLBCL
Executive Summary
Analysts generally were not surprised that Imbruvica plus R-CHOP did not provide a significant benefit versus R-CHOP alone in a hard-to-treat type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The failure leaves an opening for competitors, such as Celgene's Revlimid, which will soon have data in this indication.
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