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News In Brief: Sotyktu Phase III Win, Novo’s Alhemo Approval, Axsome Agitation Data, Pfizer Gives Back Sangamo Gene Therapy

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• By Mandy Jackson, Jessica Merrill, and Mary Jo Laffler

BMS's Sotyktu succeeded in two Phase III psoriatic arthritis trials, Novo's Alhemo (concizumab) was approved in the US for hemophilia A and B with inhibitors, Pfizer returned a hemophilia gene therapy to Sangamo ahead of US and EU filings, and more late December news.

Novo had a hemophilia drug approval, while Pfizer gave back rights to a hemophilia A gene therapy (Shutterstock)

Bristol Myers Squibb reported positive topline results from two Phase III clinical trials of its TYK2 inhibitor Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) on 23 December. The POETYK PsA-1 and POETYK PsA-2 trials met their primary endpoints, showing that a significantly greater proportion of Sotyktu-treated patients than those treated with placebo achieved ACR20 response – at least a 20% improvement in the signs and symptoms of PsA – after 16 weeks of treatment.

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