Biogen Anti-LINGO MS Study Failure Removes Upside
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Biogen’s potential game-changing multiple sclerosis drug anti-LINGO-1 failed to meet the primary or secondary endpoints of a Phase II study, highlighting the challenges the biotech faces developing treatments for serious CNS disorders.
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