December 5, 2018 04:33 PM EST

AbbVie’s troubled $10B Rova-T cancer drug program takes a sudden turn toward the cliff

John Carroll

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The Rova-T problem at AbbVie may be headed toward a full-fledged disaster.

Researchers slammed the brakes on one of their Phase III studies of the $10 billion drug after an independent group of monitors determined that their drug was linked to a shorter overall survival rate than the chemo drug used in the control arm.

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