Dong-A Mulls Fresh Options After Allergan Ends Evogliptin Deal
Executive Summary
With Allergan handing back the global development and sales rights of evogliptin as a NASH therapy to Dong-A, the South Korean firm is now considering an alternative business model around the DPP-4 inhibitor.
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