Dermira Ends UCB Cimzia Psoriasis Pact To Focus On Its Own Pipeline
Executive Summary
As it ends its pact with UCB, Dermira says it needs to focus on its own top assets and couldn't simultaneously launch Cimzia in psoriasis.
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