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Sun's IL-23 mAb gets FDA approval for psoriasis

March 21, 2018 6:41 PM UTC

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BSE:524715; NSE:SUNPHARMA) said FDA approved Ilumya tildrakizumab-asmn (MK-3222) to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy.

Ilumya is a humanized mAb against IL-23 subunit alpha (IL23P19; IL-23A). Sun has worldwide, ex-European rights to the drug from Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK)...