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Blow For Sweden's BioArctic As AbbVie Exits Parkinson's Pact

US Major Pulls Out Of Alpha Synuclein Space

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Novartis and Roche may be committed to the target, but AbbVie has decided that its efforts in Parkinson's will not include a Phase II trial of its Swedish partner's alpha synuclein drug.

Broken deal
• Source: Archive

Just a couple of months after BioArctic AB trumpeted partner AbbVie Inc.'s plans to advance their Parkinson's drug ABBV-0805 into mid-stage trials this year, the US major has pulled the plug on a pact to develop the therapy and the rest of the Swedish group's portfolio of alpha-synuclein antibodies.

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