Dermira’s Lebrikizumab Data Set Up Atopic Dermatitis Showdown With Dupixent

Dermira hopes to move into Phase III quickly with IL-13 inhibitor lebrikizumab, looking at monthly dosing in the maintenance setting. Efficacy in Phase IIb appears similar to Sanofi/Regeneron’s Dupixent.

Atopic Dermatitis

Dermira Inc.’s Phase IIb data for its IL-13 inhibitor lebrikizumab in atopic dermatitis showed efficacy across three dosing regimens, with a profile similar to market leader Dupixent. Now, the company hopes to initiate a Phase III study by year’s end that could set up the therapy with a dosing-convenience advantage compared to Sanofi/Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s IL-4/IL-13 receptor antagonist.

Dupixent (dupilumab) became the first biologic approved for atopic dermatitis in 2017, and in its first full year on the...

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