Eli Lilly sued by Nektar Therapeutics over autoimmune disease treatment
US: Nektar Therapeutics has sued Eli Lilly, accusing the U.S. drugmaker of undermining the prospects for a drug the companies were developing together for various autoimmune diseases.
The two companies in 2017 entered into a partnership to develop and potentially commercialize the drug, called rezpegaldesleukin.
The complaint filed in San Francisco federal court accuses Lilly of breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, unfair competition and other wrongdoing. It seeks compensatory and punitive damages, among other remedies.
Lilly did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
Nektar, which regained all rights to the drug earlier this year after the deal was terminated, separately said on Monday Lilly had incorrectly reported data from two early-stage studies testing rezpegaldesleukin to treat eczema and psoriasis.
Nektar said new data showed that 12 weeks of treatment with the drug at the highest dose reduced severity of eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, by 83%, compared to 66% reported previously.
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