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J&J's Tremfya shows durable efficacy in Phase III extension for plaque psoriasis

September 22, 2017 8:09 PM UTC

The Janssen Research & Development LLC unit of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) reported 2-year data from the open-label extension of the double-blind, international Phase III VOYAGE 1 trial of Tremfya guselkumab (CNTO 1959) showing that the drug maintained long-term efficacy in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

In the 837-patient trial, 82.1% of patients who received subcutaneous Tremfya at weeks 0 and 4 and then every 8 weeks for 100 weeks had 90% skin clearance as measured by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 90). Additionally, 82.4% of patients achieved an Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) score of cleared or minimal disease at week 100...

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