Thu-26-10-2017, 14:53 PM
Another treatment for psoriasis (Risankizumab) in the pipeline has done well against Stelara and Humira.
Source: abbvie.com
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AbbVie today announced positive top-line results from three pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating risankizumab, an investigational interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor, compared to ustekinumab and adalimumab for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis. Results showed that after 16 weeks of treatment, risankizumab (150 mg) met the co-primary endpoints of at least a 90 percent improvement in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 90) and a static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA) score of clear or almost clear (sPGA 0/1) across all three studies versus placebo or adalimumab (based on trial design). Risankizumab is not approved by regulatory authorities and its safety and efficacy have not been established.
"We are encouraged by these positive results for risankizumab. What is particularly exciting is the number of patients who achieved high rates of skin clearance in these three head-to-head clinical trials. Risankizumab has the potential to provide a meaningful new treatment option for people living with psoriasis," said Michael Severino, M.D., executive vice president, research and development and chief scientific officer, AbbVie.
Risankizumab is part of a collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim, with AbbVie leading future development and commercialization of risankizumab globally.
Source: abbvie.com