A Phase 2/3, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Baricitinib in Adult and Pediatric Japanese Patients With NNS/CANDLE, SAVI, and AGS
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Nakajo-Nishimura Syndrome, Chronic Atypical Neutrophilic Dermatosis With Lipodystrophy and Elevated Temperature Syndrome, STING-Associated Vasculopathy With Onset in Infancy, Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome
Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company

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