An examination of X-ray and MRI scans of 518 patients before and after treatment with Levicept Ltd.’s Levi-04 has shown that, in addition to providing significant analgesia, the selective neurotrophin-3 inhibitor may have a disease-modifying effect in osteoarthritis of the knee.
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. plans to divest its pioneering gene therapy for hemophilia, Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec), and remove what had been considered a potential blockbuster from the portfolio in order to grow the company.
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