Incyte's Ruxolitinib Works in Patients With Eczema

Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY) scored another clinical trial win for its ruxolitinib cream in patients with atopic dermatitis, commonly referred to as eczema. Shares of the biotech were up 2.3% at 12:35 p.m. Wednesday on the news.

After eight weeks of treatment in the phase 3 TRuE-AD1 clinical trial, 50% of patients using the lower dose and 53.8% of patients using the higher dose had Investigator's Global Assessment Treatment Success (IGA-TS), which is defined as having a score of 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) and at least a two-point improvement in their scores. Only 15.1% of patients treated with the vehicle control met the goal.

The study also measured the patients' Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI): 56% and 62.1% of patients using the low- and high-dose creams, respectively, achieved at least a 75% improvement in their EASI scores, compared to 24.6% of patients in the control group.

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