1. Scrip
  2. >>R&D
  3. >>Clinical Trials

Takeda Paves The Way For Myovant With Phase III Fibroid Success

 
• By Alexandra Shimmings

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.

Waves
Japanese Trial First In A Wave For Fibroid Therapy • Source: Shutterstock

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 in endometriosis, uterine fibroids and hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Success for Myovant would in turn take some pressure off its parent company, Roivant Sciences GMBH, after the recent failure of sister firm Axovant Sciences' Phase III Alzheimer's trial with intepirdine. (Also see "Takeda Continues To Shed Pipeline Assets In Roivant Deal" - Scrip, 7 June, 2016

Read the full article – start your free trial today!

Join thousands of industry professionals who rely on Scrip for daily insights

  • Start your 7-day free trial
  • Explore trusted news, analysis, and insights
  • Access comprehensive global coverage
  • Enjoy instant access – no credit card required
Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber?

More from Clinical Trials

Leo Roars To A Profit In Q1 As Adbry Grows In US

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The Danish firm's atopic dermatitis drug is holding its own despite strong competition from Sanofi/Regeneron’s Dupixent.

Azafaros Banks Over €130m To Advance Nizubaglustat Into Phase III

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The therapy has been developed for GM1 and GM2 gangliosidoses and Niemann-Pick disease type C.

Lilly Builds Obesity Momentum With New SURMOUNT Data Besting Novo Nordisk

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The presentation and publication of the Phase IIIb study showing greater efficacy for Zepbound over Wegovy come at a time when competition has been heating up between the two obesity medications.

Insilico Fast-Tracks First AI-Designed TNIK Inhibitor For IPF

 
• By Dexter Jie Yan

InSilico will leapfrog Phase IIb to progress its AI-generated candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis directly into a Phase III trial in China, as it prepares for an IPO in Hong Kong.

More from R&D

Azafaros Banks Over €130m To Advance Nizubaglustat Into Phase III

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The therapy has been developed for GM1 and GM2 gangliosidoses and Niemann-Pick disease type C.

Lilly Builds Obesity Momentum With New SURMOUNT Data Besting Novo Nordisk

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The presentation and publication of the Phase IIIb study showing greater efficacy for Zepbound over Wegovy come at a time when competition has been heating up between the two obesity medications.

Which Firms Are Most Exposed To Prasad’s Possible Accelerated Approvals Clampdown?

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

Vaccine and accelerated approvals are expected to face greater scrutiny under new CBER leader Vinay Prasad, but he has promised “no light switch change” to policy, giving some reassurance to companies whose share prices have been battered.