Sanofi (France) MS Drug’s Mixed Verdict From FDA Panel Puzzles Analysts

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Sanofi (SAN)’s multiple sclerosis drug Lemtrada is effective for preventing flare-ups of the disease, U.S. regulatory advisers said yesterday, even as they decided the company’s trials weren’t adequate to assess the drug.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted 12-6 that Sanofi provided substantial evidence of the drug’s effectiveness for treating patients with relapsing forms of MS, and 11-6 that the company’s trials weren’t conducted well enough to assess the drug.

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