Shionogi & Co. Ltd. has updated the development strategy for its oral COVID-19 therapeutic drug Xocova (ensitrelvir; S-217622) after its approval was twice put on hold by the Japanese government.
Shionogi Reveals Strategy For COVID-19 Drug Xocova
Backups Also In Development
Shionogi is hoping to demonstrate the efficacy of its oral COVID-19 candidate Xocova through an appropriate primary endpoint in its Phase III trial, while the Japanese firm is also eyeing global expansion for the drug should a world-first domestic approval be granted.
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