9 March 2021
Abivax is stopping its miR-AGE Phase IIb/III clinical trial of high-risk Covid-19 patients. This came after the trial’s independent Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) found a lack of efficacy in interim analysis from 305 high-risk patients who had completed the study period. The data found lower than expected rate of progression to severe disease or death, with no difference in the severity rate in the drug or the placebo group.
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