Acorda Decides Tozadenant Isn’t Salvageable, Moves Primary Focus To Inbrija
Executive Summary
Days after revealing seven cases of sepsis in trial participants receiving tozadenant – including five deaths – Acorda terminates development of the Phase III Parkinson’s candidate.
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