The full data for Lilly/Incyte's Phase III RA-BUILD and RA-BEACON studies of their novel oral JAK 1 and 2 inhibitor baricitinib presented at EULAR in Rome this week confirm its promising efficacy but some experts want to see still more safety data.
Lilly/Incyte's baricitinib still has more to do in RA
The full data for Lilly/Incyte's Phase III RA-BUILD and RA-BEACON studies of their novel oral JAK 1 and 2 inhibitor baricitinib presented at EULAR in Rome this week confirm its promising efficacy but some experts want to see still more safety data.
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