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United Therapeutics' oral treprostinil fails Phase III PAH trial

Thursday 20 November 2008
Katie McQue - Reporter

United Therapeutics' oral treprostinil has failed its pivotal Phase III trial, FREEDOM-C, testing it as an adjunctive treatment in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

The announcement, which came in conjunction with an unveiling of a $150million licensing deal to commercialise Lilly's PAH drug, tadalafil, nevertheless drove shares down by 36%, closing at $58.62, a 52-week low, on November 17th...


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