Incyte Corporation is discontinuing all ongoing trials for its Janus kinase inhibitor, Jakafi (ruxolitinib), in solid tumors following poor results in a Phase III study in metastatic pancreatic cancer and in a recently suspended Phase II colorectal cancer trial.
Incyte Corporation is discontinuing all ongoing trials for its Janus kinase inhibitor, Jakafi (ruxolitinib), in solid tumors following poor results in a Phase III study in metastatic pancreatic cancer and in a recently suspended Phase II colorectal cancer trial.
The decision to stop the Phase III JANUS 1 study was made after a planned interim analysis demonstrated that Jakafi...
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