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Otsuka’s IgA Nephropathy Drug Makes Mark in PIII, Eyes Accelerated Path
Otsuka Pharmaceutical said on October 22 that a PIII trial investigating its IgA nephropathy drug sibeprenlimab achieved the primary endpoint at a prespecified interim analysis, with the company now looking at a potential submission for accelerated approval in the US.…
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