Eli Lilly’s Taltz has beaten AbbVie’s blockbuster Humira in a psoriatic arthritis study involving patients who hadn’t been treated before with a disease-modifying drug, but only just.
Boehringer Ingelheim was the last man standing among challengers to AbbVie’s patents on immunology blockbuster Humira but has joined the pack and settled its litigation.
AbbVie’s attempts to diversify beyond Humira have been boosted as its investigational drug upadacitinib has been granted Priority Review by the FDA for moder
AbbVie’s shares slipped ahead of the weekend when its fourth-quarter revenues missed forecasts, after biosimilar competition – particularly in Europe – weakened cash cow product Humira.