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argenx Provides Update on UplighTED Studies of Efgartigimod SC in Thyroid Eye Disease
15 December, 2025, 7:00 AM CET Amsterdam, the Netherlands – argenx SE (Euronext & Nasdaq: ARGX), a global immunology company committed to improving the lives of people suffering from severe autoimmune diseases, today announced that the Phase 3 UplighTED studies evaluating efgartigimod subcutaneous (SC) (efgartigimod alfa and hyaluronidase-qvfc) in adults with moderate to severe thyroid eye disease (TED) will be discontinued. The decision is based on the recommendation from an Independent Data Mo
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