Arena Must Deal With Rat Neoplasms To Move Forward With Lorqess
Executive Summary
A major task confronting Arena as it pursues approval of Lorqess is to provide FDA with an explanation that shows the neoplasms found in rats during animal studies of the obesity drug are not a predictor of cancer risk in humans.
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