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Nature Biotechnology 26, 844–845 (1 August 2008) | doi:10.1038/nbt0808-844

Infections cast cloud over Novartis' MS therapy

Ken Garber

Novartis' small molecule FTY720 (fingolimod), now in phase 3, is a potential threat to Biogen Idec's lucrative multiple sclerosis (MS) franchise. But in June Novartis reported that two phase 3 patients had suffered devastating viral infections, one fatal.