Dermavant is in line to make some big payments to GlaxoSmithKline if its topical psoriasis drug tapinarof reaches the market, and it has just cut a deal to defray those costs.
Eli Lilly has walked away from a major indication for its blockbuster hopeful mirikizumab, shelving plans to file it for psoriasis as the market is getting much too congested.
Bristol-Myers Squibb has phase 3 data from its deucravacitinib psoriasis pill, showing it outperformed Amgen’s rival Otezla in patients with moderate to severe disease.
UK biotech Avillion has reported positive mid-stage results with chronic psoriasis drug sonelokimab, which it is developing with Merck KGaA as an alternative to drugs like Novartis' Cosenty
Sanofi has licensed a potential inflammatory diseases drug from Manchester University spin-off C4X Discovery Holdings in a deal worth up to €414 million ($492 million).
It’s well recognised that people with psoriasis can develop depression or anxiety, particularly in moderate or severe cases where a sizeable part of the body can have skin lesions.
A pharma company’s core mission is to improve patient outcomes. This hinges on effectively influencing HCP clinical behaviour and driving disease education.