Persistence Pays Off For Chiasma And Its Oral Acromegaly Therapy
Executive Summary
Chiasma has bounced back from a 2016 CRL for Mycapssa with a new SPA-agreed Phase III trial meeting all its primary and secondary endpoints. The product is positioned to be the first oral treatment for acromegaly.
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