Citing the “totality of data,” Sanofi SA plans to file global regulatory submissions this year for amlitelimab in atopic dermatitis, despite mixed results from two additional phase III trials testing the OX40-ligand (OX40L) inhibitor the pharma firm has been positioning as a potential successor to its Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.-partnered blockbuster, Dupixent (dupilumab).
Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc. rolled out new positive data to prove its thesis on the value of blocking IL-2-inducible T-cell kinase in atopic dermatitis (AD), and the company’s first-in-class approach “could shake up cancer and autoimmune disorders,” Wainwright analyst Swayampakula Ramakanth said when he started coverage Jan. 2.
Atopia Therapeutics SA has reported new preclinical in vivo efficacy data supporting the potential of ATP-R13 as a novel oral treatment for atopic dermatitis.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.’s oral tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, zasocitinib (TAK-279), met the co-primary endpoints and all ranked secondary endpoints in two pivotal phase III studies in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. President and CEO Kazuhide Nakatomi is leading a management buyout to take the company private, citing mounting drug pricing pressures and tougher listing requirements on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced a new immunology program and updated progress in its immunology pipeline. The company’s new program is focused on developing oral MRGPRX2 inhibitors for type 2 immune driven diseases, with an initial focus on chronic spontaneous urticaria and other mast cell-driven diseases.
Just a few weeks after reporting positive data with izicopan (INF-904) in hidradenitis suppurativa and chronic spontaneous urticaria, Inflarx NV is putting most of its chips on the oral complement C5a receptor inhibitor going forward.
The U.S. FDA signaled during a Type B meeting that existing data could support a BLA filing for Moonlake Immunotherapeutics AG’s sonelokimab to treat the skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), despite one of two pivotal phase III trials missing the mark.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.’s oral tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, zasocitinib (TAK-279), met the co-primary endpoints and all ranked secondary endpoints in two pivotal phase III studies in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
A would-be psoriasis winner began taking more distinct shape in the competitive oral tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor space, and shares of Alumis Inc. (NASDAQ:ALMS) closed Jan. 6 at $16.23, up $7.92, or 95% – having traded as high as $22.30 – after unveiling positive top-line results from the phase III Onward1 and Onward2 trials with envudeucitinib (envu). Alumis CEO Martin Babler called 2026 “a value-inflection year. It starts today.”
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