Pfizer/Lilly's Tanezumab Reduces Osteoarthritis Pain, But Is It Safe?

Pfizer and Lilly said tanezumab reduced pain in a Phase III osteoarthritis study, but safety is the biggest question for NGF inhibitors. Yet, while Regeneron and Teva discontinued dosing for their fasinumab at its highest dose, tanezumab was effective at both doses in its first Phase III test.

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Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co. said on July 18 that both doses of their nerve growth factor (NGF) inhibitor tanezumab met all three co-primary endpoints in a Phase III osteoarthritis pain study, but what remains to be seen is if the biologic is safe enough to satisfy regulators.

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