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• UK, Germany back routine use of J&J’s Tremfya

  UK, Germany back routine use of J&J’ s Tremfya. The IL-23 inhibitor is currently being assessed in other EU countries. ... J&J is hoping that Tremfya will help it defend the lucrative franchise as competition gets more intense.

• Sun Pharma passes milestone with novel psoriasis drug approval

  IL-23-selective follow-up Tremfya (guselkumab) as well as three IL-17 inhibitors - Novartis’ Cosentyx (secukinumab), Eli Lilly’s Taltz (ixekizumab) and Valeant Pharma’s Siliq (brodalumab).

• AbbVie reports more solid data for would-be psoriasis blockbuster

  AbbVie’s drug is in hot pursuit of the only approved IL-23 inhibitor on the market - J&J’s Tremfya (guselkumab) - and some analysts including Leerink’s Geoffrey Porges have

• Novartis’ Cosentyx takes on Humira and biosimilar in phase III showdown

  as well as Johnson &Johnson’s IL-23 blocker Tremfya (guselkumab) which was approved in Europe towards the end of last year.

• Janssen’s Tremfya cleared for European use

  Janssen’ s Tremfya cleared for European use. EC approves the medicine to treat adults with plaque psoriasis. ... Meanwhile beyond the plaque psoriasis indication, Janssen is further studying Tremfya, in a phase III psoriatic arthritis development