Cowen Remains Bullish on Galapagos NV (GLPG) After AbbVie (ABBV) Declined to Opt-In for Phase III Development of Filgotinib

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Galapagos to advance filgotinib to Phase 3 in rheumatoid arthritis

September 25, 2015 10:49 AM EDT

Galapagos regains all unencumbered rights to filgotinib Filgotinib is the most selective JAK1 inhibitor Best-in-class efficacy and safety in RA in 24-week Phase 2B studies in 877 patients Phase 3 start in RA expected in early 2016

MECHELEN, Belgium, Sept. 25, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galapagos to hold a conference call open to the public  today at 17.15 CET/11:15 AM EDT CODE:  830162

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Galapagos to advance filgotinib to Phase 3 in rheumatoid arthritis

September 25, 2015 10:49 AM EDT

Galapagos regains all unencumbered rights to filgotinib Filgotinib is the most selective JAK1 inhibitor Best-in-class efficacy and safety in RA in 24-week Phase 2B studies in 877 patients Phase 3 start in RA expected in early 2016

MECHELEN, Belgium, Sept. 25, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galapagos to hold a conference call open to the public  today at 17.15 CET/11:15 AM EDT CODE:  830162

UK: +44 330 336 6025 USA: +1 719 325 2556 Belgium:... More

AbbVie to Advance Once-Daily ABT-494 to Phase 3 in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Year-End

September 25, 2015 7:13 AM EDT

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it will advance ABT-494, its internally developed investigational selective JAK1 inhibitor, to Phase 3 studies in rheumatoid arthritis. Following a thorough review of available data, AbbVie will not exercise its right to in-license the Galapagos JAK1 inhibitor, filgotinib.

"We believe ABT-494 has the potential to become a best-in-class therapy for patients," said Michael Severino, M.D., executive vice president, research and development and chief scientific officer, AbbVie. "In our view, ABT-494 also offers a... More

AbbVie's ABT-494 Meets Primary Endpoint in Two Phase 2 Studies in Rheumatoid Arthritis

September 25, 2015 7:12 AM EDT

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced results from two Phase 2 clinical trials evaluating its investigational selective JAK1 inhibitor, ABT-494, in patients with inadequate response to either methotrexate or TNF inhibitors. The clinical... More