Takeda Discontinues Multiple Programs, Including AstraZeneca-Partnered Neurological Drug
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has announced the discontinuation of several drug development programs, including a high-profile collaboration with AstraZeneca, as part of its ongoing portfolio optimization efforts.Takeda has terminated its development of TAK-341 (also known as MEDI1341), an alpha-synuclein antibody partnered with AstraZeneca, following disappointing results in a phase 2 clinical trial for multiple system atrophy (MSA). The global study, which enrolled 159 patients, failed to meet both its primary and secondary endpoints.