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A confirmed trial discontinuation and an active securities investigation create near-term downside pressure and heightened uncertainty; historical biotech cases show post-failure selloffs can persist until legal or clinical clarity arrives, though positive pipeline readouts can cushion declines if credible.
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argenx disclosed that an independent committee found UNITY in Sjögren's disease unlikely to meet its primary endpoint, prompting Phase 3 discontinuation and a roughly 10% pre-market drop. Simultaneously, the company reported positive Phase 2 results for FB102 in celiac disease. A securities-law investigation by SueWallSt/Levi & Korsinsky adds legal risk and uncertainty to the stock's near-term trajectory.
ARGX stock fell ~10% pre-market after UNITY Sjögren's futility.
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