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STAT+: Servier’s $1.55 billion muscular dystrophy drug fails first major test

Servier reports a surprise setback for a drug being tested for a form of muscular dystrophy that lacks treatment.

By Dr. Clara Lindqvist — Climate, Biosphere & Public Health Correspondent 2026-11-04 • 1 min read

CAMBRIDGE / TOKYO — Servier reports a surprise setback for a drug being tested for a form of muscular dystrophy that lacks treatment. Reporting monitored through STAT News Health & Medicine (statnews.com) places the development at the center of current scientific and systems research coverage.

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