Multiple sclerosis has a growing number of treatment options, including some newer pills that some patients prefer over older injectable or intravenous drugs that were once their only choices. Sanofi is in a race with Roche, Merck KGaA and Biogen to prove a different type of pill, known as a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor and widely used in blood cancers, can help too.
Sanofi’s trials are expected to produce results next year, so any setback could hurt its chances of being the first to deliver data to the FDA. On Thursday, the company said it’s enrolled 2,000 people in its trials so far.
