Sanofi Nabs Priority Review For MS Drug Tolebrutinib

A decision from the FDA is due by 28 September.

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Sanofi’s multiple sclerosis candidate tolebrutinib is in line for a potential US approval in the autumn after the Food and Drug Administration agreed to a speedy review of the oral Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor.

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