DBV Technologies peanut allergy drug fails key study
WASHINGTON: DBV Technologies SA said on Friday its peanut allergy treatment did not meet the main goal in a highly anticipated late-stage study, sending its U.S.-listed shares sharply down.
Nasdaq-listed shares of the French drug developer plunged 60.5 percent to $19 in extended trading.
The trial, which tested a 250 microgram stick-on patch called Viaskin Peanut, in 356 children between the ages of 4-11, missed the main goal of achieving a certain tolerance to peanut protein.
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