Pfizer’s Inlyta Expansion Thwarted by Failed Phase III Study
On April 11, 2018, Pfizer (PFE) stock witnessed a muted performance after its late-stage kidney trial for Inlyta failed to show any statistically significant improvement in disease-free survival compared to the placebo. The Phase III ATLAS trial evaluated the use of Inlyta (axitinib) as an adjuvant treatment for patients at high risk of RCC (renal cell carcinoma) recurrence after a nephrectomy.