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[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche's fenebrutinib confirms its potential as first and only BTK inhibitor for relapsing and primary progressive MS in third positive Phase III study (FENhance 1)
FENhance 1 met its primary endpoint, showing investigational fenebrutinib significantly reduced relapses by 51% compared to teriflunomide in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS), consistent with FENhance 2 results showing 59% reductionFENhance 1 is the final study readout of the fenebrutinib pivotal clinical development programme in MS, following positive results for FENhance 2 in RMS and for FENtrepid in primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS)Fenebrutinib has the potential to become the fir
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