Updated: Hit by another PhIII flop, Sanofi culls breast cancer drug — sounding alarm for the class
Sanofi is officially giving up on its oral SERD.
The French drugmaker put out word Wednesday morning that it will discontinue the global development program of amcenestrant, the selective estrogen receptor degrader once billed as a top late-stage prospect. Having already failed a Phase II monotherapy test earlier this year, a combo with the drug also missed the bar in a second trial for breast cancer, triggering the decision to drop the whole program.
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