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Forging Ahead In Vitiligo: Incyte’s Ruxolitinib Cream Scores Phase II Win

 
• By Eleanor Malone

The topical version of Jakafi will move into Phase III later this year for the autoimmune disease after a strong Phase II showing.

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Incyte leads the field in vitiligo

Incyte Corp. is planning to move its topical ruxolitinib cream into Phase III development for vitiligo after the JAK inhibitor met its primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase II trial. The company presented data from the trial at the World Congress of Dermatology in Milan, Italy on 15 June, having briefly noted its success in April 2019.

The product was effective both as a once-daily and a twice-daily treatment and was well tolerated. Incyte will begin a...

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