Viela Adds Momentum To Burgeoning NMOSD Market With Pivotal Inebilizumab Results

2019 could be the year when three drugs are approved for rare disease neuromyelitis optica, a previously untreatable condition. Viela Bio is the latest to announce positive data from pivotal trials of its monoclonal antibody inebilizumab.

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Viela's N-MOmentum trial results look to add treatment options for neuromyelitis optica patients • Source: Shutterstock

MedImmune LLC spin-off Viela Bio could be the third company within a year to produce encouraging pivotal study results for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), a rare autoimmune disease affecting the CNS, with no treatment options to date.

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