Meiji And Dong-A Start European Ustekinumab Trial

Dosing Of Phase I Subjects Underway

A Phase I study will compare the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of Meiji and Dong-A’s DMB-3115 ustekinumab biosimilar candidate against Janssen’s Stelara reference psoriasis and Crohn’s disease brand.

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Meiji Seika and partner Dong-A have started dosing in a Phase I study for biosimilar ustekinumab • Source: Shutterstock

Japan’s Meiji Seika Pharma and South Korea’s Dong-A Socio Holdings say they have started a Phase I clinical trial in Europe, comparing their DMB-3115 ustekinumab biosimilar candidate against Janssen’s Stelara reference brand.

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