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MorphoSys Confident Of A Win Over AbbVie In Myelofibrosis

Phase III Pelabresib Readout Before Year-End

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Sales of the lymphoma drug Monjuvi continue to underwhelm but MorphoSys believes that its investigational BET inhibitor, pelabresib, can become a standard of care for the rare bone marrow disease myelofibrosis.

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• Source: MorphoSys

After posting a solid, if unspectacular, set of financials for the second quarter, MorphoSys AG has placed its focus firmly on the German biotech’s myelofibrosis candidate pelabresib ahead of a keenly anticipated late-stage readout before the end of the year.

In April, MorphoSys announced the complete enrollment for MANIFEST-2, the ongoing Phase III study evaluating pelabresib, an investigational BET inhibitor the German biotech got hold of through its $1.7bn acquisition of Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc

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