Novartis Targets Chronic Urticaria As Ligelizumab Enters Late-Stage Trials
Executive Summary
Two Phase III studies, PEARL 1 and PEARL 2, will compare Novartis's candidate anti-IgE antibody with the previous generation anti-IgE MAb, Xolair, for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria.
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