SELECTION Positive For Gilead/Galapagos’s Filgotinib In UC But Will It Be Enough To Compete?

Ulcerative Colitis Market Is Crowded

Gilead and Galapagos’s closely watched JAK inhibitor filgotinib has produced some promising Phase IIb/III data in ulcerative colitis. The question now is whether they will be enough to allow the product to put in a strong showing in this competitive market.    

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While Gilead Sciences Inc. and Galapagos NVawait the first approval decisions for their JAK1 inhibitor filgotinib for rheumatoid arthritis, top-line data from the SELECTION study show it has potential in another of its indications, ulcerative colitis.

What remains to be determined, however, is how well the product will be able to compete in this market against...

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