Kaken Pharmaceutical said on January 7 that envudeucitinib (ESK-001), a next-generation oral, selective TYK2 inhibitor licensed for Japan from US biotech Alumis, met its primary endpoints in two global PIII trials for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The ONWARD1 and ONWARD2 studies…
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