Can UCB Make Its Mark In Myasthenia Gravis?

Playing Catch-Up With Alexion And Argenx

The Belgian drugmaker has presented positive data on its two submission-ready generalized myasthenia gravis drugs zilucoplan and rozanolixizumab but analysts are concerned that their efficacy will not differentiate them sufficiently to challenge Vyvgart and Soliris/Ultomiris.

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UCB hopes to get a decent slice of the myasthenia gravis market • Source: Shutterstock

UCB S.A. has presented more data on zilucoplan and rozanolixizumab, two late-stage therapies for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) but observers are sceptical about the pair's prospects of challenging the new drug on that particular rare disease block, argenx N.V.'s Vyvart.

The Belgian firm has unveiled detailed results from two Phase III trials of the two drugs for gMG, which causes...

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