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Vertex Pharmaceuticals has discontinued the development of VX-264, a type 1 diabetes (T1D) cell therapy delivered via an implantable device, after clinical trial data showed the treatment did not ...

Key Takeaways Vertex Pharmaceuticals missed first-quarter profit and revenue forecasts as costs jumped.The biotech firm also ...

Morgan Stanley analyst Matthew Harrison maintained an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $450 to $459 on ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is stopping development of VX-264, an experimental cell therapy/medical device treatment for type 1 diabetes, after an early look at Phase 1/2 data fell short of efficacy goals.

Even worse was the fact that adjusted earnings excluded a $379 million asset impairment charge that stemmed from the decision not to advance Vertex's VX-264 program for patients with type 1 diabetes.

Intangible asset impairment charge of $379.0 million associated with VX-264 (the “cells plus device” program) in patients with type 1 diabetes, which will not be advancing further in clinical ...

In addition, it also had a $379.0 million intangible asset impairment charge associated with its experimental diabetes treatment VX-264, which it won't be advancing for additional clinical ...