Enanta sinks to multiyear low as phase 2b RSV trial flames out

Enanta Pharmaceuticals’ bid to treat low-risk respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) patients has gone off the rails. The failure of the phase 2b trial of N-protein inhibitor EDP-938 in the population sent Enanta’s stock to its lowest ebb since 2017 but failed to extinguish the biotech’s belief in the prospect in other settings.