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Another Positive Phase III For Lilly's, Incyte's Baricitinib

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Eli Lilly & Co. and Incyte Corp. reported on Sept. 29 that baricitinib bested the first-line rheumatoid arthritis (RA) standard of care methotrexate in a late-stage clinical trial, so now the partners must complete just one more Phase III trial before seeking regulatory approvals for the JAK inhibitor.

Eli Lilly & Co. and Incyte Corp. reported on Sept. 29 that baricitinib bested the first-line rheumatoid arthritis (RA) standard of care methotrexate in a late-stage clinical trial, so now the partners must complete just one more Phase III trial before seeking regulatory approvals for the JAK inhibitor.

Baricitinib met the primary endpoint in the Phase III RA-BEGIN study by achieving non-inferiority compared with methotrexate based on ACR20...

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