Stockwatch: Regeneron Failure Could Hurt Rivals More
Executive Summary
A Friday morning clinical trial result at Regeneron had implications across a large number of companies marketing and developing ant-VEGF and anti-PDGF drugs including Ophthotech, Allergan, Roche and Novartis.
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