European approval for LEO Pharma's in-licensed psoriasis drug Kyntheum

20 July 2017

Kyntheum (brodalumab), a new biologic medicine developed for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy, has been granted full marketing authorization in all 28 EU member countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Kyntheum, which was licensed to Danish dermatology specialist LEO Pharma in July 2016 by its developer AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN),is the first and only biologic that selectively targets the interleukin (IL)-17 receptor subunit A.

By binding to this specific receptor subunit on the cells of the skin, rather than targeting free inflammatory mediators, Kyntheum blocks the biological activity of several pro-inflammatory IL-17 cytokines involved in plaque formation.

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