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    The first topical JAK inhibitor approved by the FDA for the treatment of atopic dermatitis

    • Last Update: 2021-10-01
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Incyte today announced that the US FDA has approved Opzelura (ruxolitinib) cream for short-term and non-continuous long-term treatment of patients with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis (AD) over 12 years old


    The US FDA's approval is based on two randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled Phase 3 clinical trials involving more than 1,200 adolescent and adult patients with mild to moderate AD


    ▲Primary endpoint results of Rucotinib cream in two phase 3 clinical trials (picture source: reference [2])

    Atopic dermatitis is a serious chronic and recurrent skin disease


    Rucotinib Cream is a proprietary external formulation of JAK1/JAK2 selective inhibitor Rucotinib


    ▲The association between atopic dermatitis and JAK signaling pathway (picture source: reference [2])

    Reference materials:

    [1] Incyte Announces US FDA Approval of Opzelura™ (ruxolitinib) Cream, a Topical JAK Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis (AD).


    [2] Ruxolitinib Cream: Phase 3 Data in Atopic Dermatitis.


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