Positive Phase III data boost chances for Tremfya challenger

26 October 2017
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Chicago’s AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has released data from three Phase III trials suggesting improved efficacy for the company’s IL-23 inhibitor risankizumab, in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

Abbvie licensed the candidate from privately-held Boehringer Ingelheim at the start of 2016, with an upfront payment $595 million, plus milestones and royalties.

The ‘ultIMMa’ trials compared AbbVie’s candidate with risankizumab to placebo or ustekinumab Stelara (ustekinumab), from US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ).

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