Regeneron’s Fasinumab Brings Second Clinical Hold For Anti-NGF Class
Executive Summary
One case of adjudicated arthropathy seen in halted Phase IIb study of anti-NGF candidate. Regeneron still hopes to advance fasinumab, partnered with Teva, into Phase III in osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain – but the second clinical hold for the class puts its future into even greater question.
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