The week in pharma: action, reaction and insight – week to March 21

23 March 2025

By Barbara Obstoj-Cardwell. Editor

Important research news last week included UK pharma major AstraZeneca releasing encouraging results from the CALYPSO Phase III trial of its hypoparathyroidism candidate eneboparatide. US biotech Incyte announced new Phase III data for its povorcitinib in the treatment of severe hidradenitis suppurativa that, though meeting trial goals, disappointed investors. Also, USA-based Immunovant released top-line Phase II and Phase III results for its myasthenia gravis (MG) candidate batoclimab. On the deal-making front, France’s Sanofi announced it is acquiring investigational drug DR-0201 from US biotech Dren Bio to expand its immunology pipeline,

AstraZeneca’s CALYPSO hits in hypoparathyroidism

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