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AbbVie Korea strengthens its autoimmune disease pipeline

By Eo, Yun-Ho | translator Kim, Jung-Ju

23.12.02 05:50:40

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AbbVie Korea is actively working to advance its position in the field of autoimmune diseases.

According to industry sources, AbbVie Korea successfully expanded the indications for its Interleukin-23(IL-23) inhibitor 'SKYRIZI (Risankizumab)¡¯ and JAK inhibitor ¡®RINVOQ (Upadacitinib).¡¯

On November 15th, an indication was added for SKYRIZI to treat adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease who had responded inadequately or were intolerant to biologic therapy and/or existing therapies.

The approval was based on a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III trial that demonstrated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of SKYRI

Eo, Yun-Ho(unkindfish@dailypharm.com)
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