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Takeda Terminates Fasiglifam Development

Diabetes drug draws concerns about liver safety

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By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has decided to terminate development of fasiglifam (TAK-875), an investigational treatment for type 2 diabetes, due to concerns about liver safety. The company has worked with three independent panels regarding safety oversight, including the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), a committee that oversees the fasiglifam global clinical development program.   Following a review of the data emerging from all the clinical trials and in consultation with these panels...

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