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News articleYahoo Finance· February 7, 2026

Genentech’s Fenebrutinib Is the First Investigational Medicine in Over a Decade That Reduces Disability Progression in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS)

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Genentech’s Fenebrutinib Is the First Investigational Medicine in Over a Decade That Reduces Disability Progression in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS) – Late-breaking Phase III FENtrepid results presented at ACTRIMS show investigational fenebrutinib met its primary endpoint of non-inferiority compared to…
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  • Multiple sclerosis affects more than 2.9 million people worldwide

    80% confidence
  • Approximately 85% of people with multiple sclerosis have a relapsing form of the disease

    80% confidence
  • Fenebrutinib has a selectivity for BTK 130 times greater than other kinases

    80% confidence
  • Fenebrutinib represents the first potential scientific breakthrough for the PPMS community in over a decade, demonstrating a meaningful clinical benefit in reducing disability progression

    80% confidence
  • Post-hoc analysis showed fenebrutinib was superior to Ocrevus on a composite endpoint including EDSS and 9HPT, with a 22% reduction in risk

    80% confidence
  • Fenebrutinib has the potential to become first-in-class in multiple sclerosis as an oral, brain-penetrant BTK inhibitor for PPMS and RMS

    80% confidence
  • Fenebrutinib showed a 12% reduction in the risk of disability progression compared to Ocrevus as measured by time to onset of 12-week composite confirmed disability progression

    80% confidence
  • Ocrevus is the only approved treatment for PPMS

    80% confidence
  • More than 2,700 patients and healthy volunteers have been treated with fenebrutinib in Phase I, II and III clinical programs across multiple diseases

    80% confidence
  • Treatment effect curves separated as early as 24 weeks in the FENtrepid study

    80% confidence
  • Fenebrutinib is the first investigational medicine in over a decade that reduces disability progression in primary progressive multiple sclerosis

    80% confidence
  • Fenebrutinib met its primary endpoint of non-inferiority compared to Ocrevus in reducing disability progression in PPMS patients

    80% confidence
  • Fenebrutinib showed strongest treatment effect on the risk of worsening on the 9HPT by 26% compared to Ocrevus

    80% confidence
  • Fenebrutinib has the potential to be a high-efficacy, oral treatment option that acts directly in the brain, targeting progressive biology, and may slow disability

    80% confidence
  • Fenebrutinib showed a consistent clinical benefit as early as week 24, notably in upper limb function, which is essential for preserving independence and daily functioning

    80% confidence
  • Approximately 15% of people with multiple sclerosis are diagnosed with the primary progressive form

    80% confidence

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