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Sanofi has in principle reached a settlement related to its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac, though the French pharma did not disclose the financial terms of the deal.

The case was set to go to trial on Feb. 20 and instead, will now be dismissed, the British drugmaker said in a statement.

The company said it agreed to settle another lawsuit in California alleging its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, as the British drugmaker sought to end costly litigation that has weighed on shares.

GSK agreed to settle a U.S. lawsuit alleging its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the British drugmaker said on Friday, preventing the first such case from going to trial next month.

An International Chamber of Commerce arbitration tribunal has dismissed a claim by Boehringer Ingelheim against Sanofi in a dispute over legal responsibilities related to ranitidine-based product Zantac, the French multinational company announced Tuesday.

GSK began 2023 with a quarterly performance that beat analyst expectations and extended a series of positive results thanks to strong sales of its vaccines as well as HIV and respiratory medicines.

A California judge’s decision to allow expert testimony linking GSK’s heartburn drug Zantac to cancer wasn’t a surprise, analysts said, though the litigation will likely weigh on the drugmaker’s share price until a trial in the summer.

Lawyers for a man who alleges he developed bladder cancer after taking GSK Plc’s heartburn drug Zantac urged a California judge on Thursday to allow expert testimony linking the drug to the illness at an upcoming trial.

The FDA issued complete response letters to Phathom Pharmaceuticals, flagging the presence of N-nitroso-vonoprazan (NVP) impurities detected in the company’s approved Helicobacter pylori drug products, the company announced Thursday.

Shares of GSK and Sanofi surged on Wednesday, adding more than $20 billion in combined value in early trade following the dismissal of thousands of U.S. lawsuits claiming that the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer.