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AbbVie Ups Its IBD Game With Latest Crohn’s Data For Rinvoq

Last Of Three Phase III Readouts Also Positive

 
• By Mandy Jackson

The leader in inflammatory bowel disease via Humira, AbbVie awaits a US FDA decision in June for Skyrizi in Crohn’s disease and plans to add a Crohn’s indication to Rinvoq’s ulcerative colitis approval.

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Crohn's disease is an important building block in AbbVie's Rinvoq strategy • Source: Shutterstock

AbbVie Inc. has a long leadership position in autoimmune diseases due to its top-selling TNF inhibitor Humira (adalimumab) and continues to build on its legacy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) via the newer blockbusters Skyrizi (risankizumab) and Rinvoq (upadacitinib). Approved in the US for ulcerative colitis in March, the company now has the data it needs to seek approvals for Rinvoq in Crohn’s disease while it awaits a US Food and Drug Administration decision in June that would make Crohn’s the first IBD indication for Skyrizi.

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