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Novartis Culls Fevipiprant After LackLUSTER Data

Asthma Pill Fails Second Set Of Studies

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Any lingering hopes Novartis had that fevipiprant could become a blockbuster have disappeared and the Swiss major has ended development of the asthma drug after two more trials failed, this time for severe disease.

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Fevipiprant Fails To Stand Up In Asthma Studies • Source: Shutterstock

Having already flopped as a treatment for moderate sufferers, Novartis AG has pulled the plug on its asthma drug fevipiprant following data which showed that the once-daily pill was not effective in sicker asthmatics either.

The Swiss giant announced topline results from pooled analyses of its Phase III LUSTER-1 and LUSTER-2 studies which show that...

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