Yahoo Finance Sanofi (SNY) Rilzabrutinib Shows Benefit in Blood Disorder Study
Sanofi SNY announced positive data from the phase III LUNA 3 study, which evaluated its covalent BTK inhibitor, rilzabrutinib, for treating patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), an autoimmune blood disorder.
The LUNA 3 study evaluated the safety and efficacy of rilzabrutinib versus placebo in adult and adolescent patients with persistent or chronic ITP.
Data from the study showed that treatment with twice-daily oral rilzabrutinib (400 mg) led to durable platelet response, the primary endpoint of the LUNA 3 study, in significantly higher proportion of adult patients with persistent or chronic ITP as compared to placebo.
The data underscore the potential of rilzabrutinib to provide a clinically meaningful benefit to patients living with ITP. Moreover, the safety profile of rilzabrutinib was similar to that seen in previous clinical studies.
Building on the success of the LUNA 3 study, SNY plans to make regulatory filings for rilzabrutinib in ITP in the United States and in the European Union by 2024-end.
Shares of Sanofi have declined 5.2% so far this year against the industry’s rise of 8.7%.
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The FDA has already granted a Fast Track designation and an Orphan Drug designation to rilzabrutinib for the treatment of ITP.
Apart from ITP, rilzabrutinib is being studied in various mid to late-stage studies for treating several immune-mediated diseases. The candidate is being evaluated in a phase II study for treating asthma.
Two different phase IIb studies are investigating rilzabrutinib in IgG4-related disease and warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Data from both these studies are expected in the second half of 2024.
Meanwhile, SNY plans to begin separate phase III studies evaluating rilzabrutinib for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria and prurigo nodularis later in 2024.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Sanofi currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Some better-ranked stocks in the healthcare sector are ADMA Biologics, Inc. ADMA, Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated LGND and ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ANIP, each sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
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Earnings of ANIP beat estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 109.06%.
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