EPIC Fail For Mast Therapeutics’ Lead Drug Sends Shares Into Freefall
Executive Summary
Shares in Mast Therapeutics dropped by more than 80% upon news that a Phase III trial of its lead product vepoloxamer in sickle cell disease had failed.
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