Roche’s late-stage trial programme for ulcerative colitis candidate etrolizumab has generated some positive and negative results, but leans firmly towards the latter.
Pfizer’s janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor drug Xeljanz (tofacitinib) has received expanded approval from the FDA for adults with moderately-to-severely-active ulcerative colitis.
Gilead has signed a three-year deal with Google’s life science division Verily to work on identifying the immunological and molecular drivers behind three inflammatory diseases.
Janssen has swooped to buy rights to an early-stage oral inflammatory bowel disease drug from Protagonist Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $1 billion.
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