FibroGen Rocked By Second Pivotal Pamrevlumab Failure – This Time In IPF

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Months after a disappointment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the US firm’s pamrevlumab has missed the mark in a pivotal idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis trial, boding poorly for other trials and forcing the firm to enter cost-cutting mode.  

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Key Takeaways:
  • Pamrevlumab missed the primary endpoint of change in forced vital capacity versus placebo.

FibroGen, Inc.’s monoclonal antibody candidate pamrevlumab has disappointed in the Phase III ZEPHYRUS-1 trial in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), rendering the drug’s future prospects even more uncertain and triggering cost-saving measures.

FibroGen said it would terminate a second ongoing Phase III trial in the same indication – ZEPHYRUS-2 – as the...

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