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Japan’s Otsuka and U.S.-based Ionis Pharmaceuticals said the investigational amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment ulefnersen met its primary endpoint in a phase 3 clinical trial.
The FUSION trial enrolled 89 patients with rare ALS caused by mutations in the FUS gene.
Otsuka plans to work closely with health authorities to pursue accelerated approval of ulefnersen.

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