Favrille’s lymphoma drug fails end point

Analysis of time to progression (TTP), the primary endpoint in the trial, failed to show a statistically significant improvement in the treatment arm, Specifid plus Leukine following Rituxan, compared to the control arm, placebo plus Leukine following Rituxan. Analysis of all subgroups also did not show any significant differences in primary or secondary endpoints when adjusted for prognostic factors.

The safety profile was comparable between the two arms and consistent with what has been observed in previous Specifid trials. Most adverse events reported in the trial were of low grade.

John Longenecker, president and CEO of Favrille, said: “Based on these results, we are discontinuing development of Specifid and are currently evaluating steps to conserve cash and recognize value on our assets.”