Will Radius Health's Abaloparatide Data Do The Trick In Osteoporosis?

Abaloparatide looks better for improving bone mass with less hypercalcemia than Lilly's first-in-class Forteo in the Phase III ACTIVE study, but it remains to be seen whether this will be enough to get ahead in the increasingly crowded osteoporosis market.

Osteoporosis

The potential forRadius Health Inc.'s abaloparatide to better improve hip bone mass and have a lower risk of hypercalcemia than earlier osteoporosis drugs "may be important distinguishing features," a new editorial in the Journal of the Medical Association concludes, but the article also suggests this may not be enough for commercial success.

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