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Vertex Pharmaceuticals said Wednesday that it has shelved an experimental drug to treat a rare, inherited lung disease due to liver toxicity reported in a mid-stage clinical trial.

The discontinuation of the drug, called VX-814, is a rare clinical development setback for Vertex, which has strung together a long list of successful treatments for cystic fibrosis.

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