Positive data could open up new indication for blockbuster Tremfya

25 October 2023

At the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has presented data from the Phase III QUASAR trial.

The study is testing the impact of Tremfya (guselkumab) in people with moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic inflammation of the colon with no known cure.

Affecting up to 2.6 million people in Europe alone, there is a high level of unmet medical need in this area, with only 10% of moderate to severe patients currently in remission.

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