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Eisai Going Ahead with Global PIII for BAN2401 despite Aducanumab Setback
Eisai has launched a global PIII trial for its Alzheimer’s drug candidate BAN2401, the Japanese company said on March 22, just a day after it and its partner Biogen reported a big failure of aducanumab, another amyloid-targeting antibody. Topline data…
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