Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Dives After Mixed Drug Study Results

The headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston, Mass.

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Key Takeaways

  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares sank Thursday after the corporate reported combined leads to a Section 2 drug trial to deal with lumbosacral radiculopathy (LSR), which causes leg and again ache.
  • The corporate stated the trial of suzetrigine met its main endpoint in lowering ache, however a placebo reference arm additionally confirmed a "comparable within-group discount from baseline in ache."
  • With Thursday's losses, Vertex shares fell into unfavorable territory for the 12 months.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) shares sank Thursday morning after the corporate reported combined leads to a Section 2 drug trial to deal with lumbosacral radiculopathy (LSR), which causes leg and again ache.

The corporate stated the trial of suzetrigine "met the first endpoint with a statistically vital and clinically significant 2.02 level within-group discount from baseline within the Numeric Ache Ranking Scale (NPRS)."

Nevertheless, the placebo reference arm "confirmed an identical within-group discount from baseline in ache with a imply change in NPRS at Week 12 of -1.98," Vertex stated. It added that "the examine was not designed nor powered for statistical comparability between suzetrigine and placebo."

Vertex shares fell 14% shortly after the opening bell Thursday, bringing them into unfavorable territory for the 12 months.

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