February 13, 2020 04:53 PM EST

8 years after its OK, Eisai yanks its flailing obesity drug from the market after FDA flagged higher cancer rate

Amber Tong

CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 was supposed to be the trial that would resolve the FDA’s concerns about Belviq as Eisa investigators showed that the weight loss drug …

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