Takeda Paves The Way For Myovant With Phase III Fibroid Success

Takeda has reported the first in a wave of Phase III trials to support the potential uterine fibroid therapy relugolix. The news is good for licensee Myovant, which earlier this year started two larger Phase III studies of the product.

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has reported the first Phase III data for the investigational uterine fibroid treatment relugolix in Japanese patients in a study that is seen as a bellwether for larger international studies being undertaken by licensee Myovant Sciences Ltd.

The US firm licensed rights to the product outside Japan and certain other Asian countries in June 2016 for use...

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