Another Positive Phase III For Lilly's, Incyte's Baricitinib
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Eli Lilly & Co. and Incyte Corp. reported on Sept. 29 that baricitinib bested the first-line rheumatoid arthritis (RA) standard of care methotrexate in a late-stage clinical trial, so now the partners must complete just one more Phase III trial before seeking regulatory approvals for the JAK inhibitor.
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