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J&J’s Anti-IL-23 Guselkumab Phase III-Ready After Solid Psoriasis Results

 
• By Emily Hayes

Specific interleukin-23 blocker meets primary endpoint in Phase IIb dose-ranging study, paving the way for pivotal trials.

Johnson & Johnson is gearing up for Phase III testing of guselkumab in psoriasis, following the release of positive results for the IL-23 blocker in the Phase IIb X-PLORE study at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting on March 22 in Denver.

Guselkumab (CNTO 1959) is a monoclonal antibody that specifically blocks IL-23. The candidate was born of a 2001 development partnership...

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