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Biohaven Faces Another Pipeline Upset, But Focus Remains On Migraine Portfolio

ALS Data For Verdiperstat Expected In 2022

 
• By Mandy Jackson

The company, which has reported no R&D successes outside of its CGRP inhibitor platform, said verdiperstat did not differentiate from placebo on any endpoints in multiple system atrophy.

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Late-stage failures have stopped Biohaven from achieving success outside of its migraine pipeline • Source: Alamy

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. wants to be a player in neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, but the company has yet to report a clinical trial success outside of its CGRP inhibitor platform for the treatment of migraine. The most recent setback, disclosed on 27 September, is the failure of the myeloperoxidase (MPO) enzyme inhibitor verdiperstat in multiple system atrophy (MSA) to differentiate from placebo on the primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase III trial.

Analysts consistently viewed the setback as a minor event for Biohaven since the company’s valuation is largely based on the...

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