Clinical Hold For Merck KGaA’s BTK Inhibitor Evobrutinib For MS Raises Class Safety Fears

Third To Be Hit With MS Clinical Hold

Adding to a growing pattern within the BTK inhibitor pipeline for multiple sclerosis, the US FDA has placed Merck’s evobrutinib on a partial clinical hold following two liver injury incidents, prompting questions over its ultimate approvability.  

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The Hold Means New Patients Cannot Be Treated With Evobrutinib • Source: Shutterstock

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