Agios' PK activator tebapivat looked no better than the first-generation agents in sickle cell disease, although it's awaiting approval for mitapivat in the same condition.

The study failure costs Agios a chance to one-up Novo Nordisk and represents yet another setback in a disease that’s frustrated drugmakers of late.

Agios' PK activator tebapivat looked no better than the first-generation agents in sickle cell disease, although it's awaiting approval for mitapivat in the same condition.

Agios Pharmaceuticals stops tebapivat development in sickle cell disease after Phase 2 study fails to prove meaningful differentiation.