Lilly Calls It Quits On Pegilodecakin As Loxo Team Reorganizes Cancer R&D
Executive Summary
Revealing that the pegylated IL-10 therapy acquired in the Armo buyout two years ago has failed a pair of Phase II NSCLC trials, Lilly said it plans no further studies with the drug. Trulicity and Taltz led Lilly’s continuing growth story.
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