Biogen Reassessing Gene Therapy From Nightstar Deal After Phase II/III Miss
Executive Summary
BIIB112, the gene therapy candidate Biogen picked up in $877m acquisition of Nightstar, missed its primary endpoint in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. Phase III data for BIIB111, also from Nightstar, are expected soon.
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