Nektar says Eli Lilly miscalculated data in eczema trial before breaking off rezpeg partnership

07 Aug 2023
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Nektar Therapeutics said its former partner Eli Lilly had presented “erroneous data” for its atopic dermatitis drug before breaking off a $400 million alliance.
Whereas the miscalculated Phase Ib data were enough for Nektar to move ahead with plans for a Phase IIb study, the biotech said the “new and corrected data” suggest its candidate, rezpegaldesleukin, had even better results on the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI). In particular, NektarNektar underscored that on the highest dose, rezpegaldesleukin spurred an 83% improvement on EASI at 12 weeks, with a p-value of 0.002 compared to placebo.
Nektar says Eli Lilly miscalculated data in eczema trial before breaking off rezpeg partnership
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Source: EndPoints
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