Vera Pins Hopes On Per-Protocol Analysis To Revive Phase II IgAN Asset
As Firm Reprioritizes Resources
Executive Summary
The US firm is shifting its focus to IgAN after a promising new prespecified analysis of its Phase II trial of atacicept lifted hopes for the product’s prospects as compared with a key rival candidate.
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