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Shionogi to File Sakigake-Designated Flu Drug by Year-End Based on PIII Results
Shionogi’s investigational anti-influenza drug S-033188 significantly improved median time to alleviation of symptoms (TTAS) in otherwise healthy influenza patients compared to placebo in a PIII trial, the company said on September 14. S-033188 is a novel cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor, which…
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