Vifor Confident About Prospects For Pruritus Dialysis Drug Korsuva
Submissions Imminent In US and Europe
Executive Summary
Vifor CEO Stefan Schulze tells Scrip that an expanded deal with Korsuva developer Cara Therapeutics means the US biotech will not have to invest in a commercial organization as the Swiss firm will mobilize its well-established sales force to launch the treatment for dialysis patients with CKD-associated pruritus.
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