March 9 (Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Pfizer said on Monday its experimental drug for a chronic skin disease met the main goal in a mid-stage study.
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* The patients treated with the drug tilrekimig saw asignificant reduction in symptoms after 16 weeks and the drugwas well tolerated with a favorable safety profile in the study,Pfizer said. * The drug is currently being tested in patients withmoderate to severe atopic dermatitis or eczema, a skin diseasewhich causes itching, widespread rashes and inflammation thatcan disrupt daily activities. * Across three doses, the share of patients with strongimprovement was 38.7%, 51.9% and 49.4%, which were higher thanplacebo. * Based on the results, Pfizer said it plans to move thedrug into late-stage testing for eczema, with the trial expectedto begin this year. * Pfizer plans to develop the drug for asthma and chronicobstructive pulmonary disease. * The current treatment landscape for eczema includesestablished drugs like Regeneron and Sanofi’s Dupixent, AbbVie’sRinvoq and Eli Lilly’s Ebglyss.
(Reporting by Padmanabhan Ananthan in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
