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Lilly’s lebrikizumab significantly improved skin clearance and itch in people with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in two Phase 3 trials

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Lebrikizumab is a novel monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds soluble IL-13 with high affinity, has high bioavailability, a long half-life and blocks IL-13 signaling. AD, also known as atopic eczema, is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder caused by skin barrier dysfunction and dysregulation of the immune response. 1-4 The U.S.

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Next Generation Complement Therapeutics: Potential Life-Changing Therapies for Multiple Rare Disorders

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Since the approval of Soliris® in 2007, an anti-C5 antibody, the field of complement drug discovery has gained significant attention. The complement-targeted therapeutics inhibit complement activation, thereby reducing tissue inflammation and dampening the adaptive immune response to foreign and tissue antigens.

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FDA clears Dupixent as first drug for rare skin disorder

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The disorder – driven by type 2 inflammation characterised by an antibody-based immune response – causes hard lumps or nodules to form on the skin that are so itchy they can lead patients to scratch themselves to the point of bleeding or pain.

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New Dupixent® (dupilumab) analyses reinforce long-term safety and efficacy profile in patients with atopic dermatitis as young as 6 years

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These and other data from real-world settings and clinical trials, including the Dupixent open-label extension (OLE) trials, will be presented at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD VMX 2021), April 23-25, and at the 20 th European Society for Pediatric Dermatology Annual Meeting (ESPD 2021), May 12-14.

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New Phase 3 Data Show First-in-Class TREMFYA® (guselkumab) Achieved Complete Skin Clearance and Favorable

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These data will be presented virtually in abstract, poster, and video form during the Innovations in Dermatology: Virtual Spring Conference, March 16–20, 2021. 9 The PsA approval was based on results from DISCOVER-1 and DISCOVER-2, which showed TREMFYA reached each study’s primary endpoint of ACR 20 response at 24 weeks.

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Pfizer Investor Day Features Significant Number of Pipeline Advances for COVID-19 Programs and Across Numerous Therapeutic Areas

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Based on the acceptable safety profile and the favorable immune response data, including the 4th dose response data, Pfizer received Breakthrough Therapy Designation. Clinical Phase 1/2 study results demonstrated never before observed fold rises of RSV neutralizing antibodies; a fold rise of 15.2 for RSV A and 18.0

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FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Combination With Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for First-Line Treatment of Certain Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

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First approved therapeutic regimen that combines an anti-PD-1 and an antibody-drug conjugate in the US in these patients Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Immune-Mediated Dermatologic Adverse Reactions KEYTRUDA can cause immune-mediated rash or dermatitis.