Humanigen Data Show Success In High-Risk COVID-19 Population

Lenzilumab Heads To FDA

Phase III results show benefit in cytokine-release syndrome, while other drugs for treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have produced mixed results.

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Humanigen plans to seek an EUA for lenzilumab in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. • Source: Shutterstock

Humanigen, Inc. has the chance to meet a key area of medical need in the treatment of COVID-19 with new Phase III data in a population at high risk of progressing to mechanical ventilation or death, where other companies have often met failure.

The Burlingame, CA-based company reported on 29 March positive topline results from its Phase III study of the granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-targeting antibody lenzilumab in patients hospitalized with COVID-19....

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