Sanofi’s decision to return to originator Hanmi all rights to the novel diabetes candidate efpeglenatide, which is in global Phase III trials, has placed the South Korean pharma in a difficult spot. Unless there are some surprisingly positive data, finding a major global partner for commercialization may be tough.
Sanofi has decided to return all development and commercialization rights to efpeglenatide to South Korean originator Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., as part of a decision by the French group last December not to commercialize the once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonist as part of a wider exit from the diabetes and cardiovascular areas.
Sanofi said the decision on efpeglenatide was not the result of any safety concerns in or regulatory feedback around the...
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