Novartis’s Ligelizumab Founders In Phase III Despite Positive Predictions
Fails To Top Xolair in CSU trials
Executive Summary
Novartis’s ligelizumab failed to show superiority over standard of care Xolair, subverting hopeful analyst expectations and changing the firm’s focus in chronic spontaneous urticaria to a BTK inhibitor asset.
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