Lilly’s Pegilodecakin Fails Pancreatic Cancer Test

Asset came from $1.6bn Armo buy

The company's immunotherapy failed to improve survival of pancreatic patients compared to chemotherapy. Lilly will be hoping pegilodecakin has more success in NSCLC.

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Sequoia falls but Lilly hopes Cypress studies fare better • Source: Shutterstock

Eli Lilly & Co.'s pegilodecakin, the lead immuno-oncology asset from its $1.6bn acquisition of Armo BioSciences Inc. last year, is the latest drug to fail as a potential therapy for notoriously difficult-to-treat pancreatic cancer.

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