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An FDA panel just voted to recommend approval of a new psoriasis drug called ustekinumab, which targets the immune system to reduce inflammation.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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An FDA panel just voted to recommend approval of a new psoriasis drug called ustekinumab, which targets the immune system to reduce inflammation.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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An FDA panel just voted to recommend approval of a new psoriasis drug called ustekinumab, which targets the immune system to reduce inflammation.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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In a late-stage study, the J&J drug, known by the chemical name ustekinumab, reduced the scope of psoriasis patches by at least three-quarters in 74 percent of patients who got a
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Johnson & Johnson's ustekinumab anti-inflammatory drug in the U.S.
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The latest data for ustekinumab were presented Thursday at a dermatologists 'meeting in Paris.
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J&J, of New Brunswick, N.J., already has applied for Food and Drug Administration approval to market ustekinumab, supported by previous studies in which the drug was shown to be superior to a placebo in treating psoriasis.
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J&J said 68% of those taking the lower dose of ustekinumab and 74% taking the higher dose achieved at least a 75% reduction in disease, versus 57% of Enbrel users reaching that mark.
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Johnson & Johnson said its experimental drug ustekinumab was more effective at treating the skin disease psoriasis than Amgen Inc. 's blockbuster drug Enbrel in a J&J-funded patient study.
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The FDA is expected to decide on ustekinumab by December, having extended its review in August to allow more time to examine amendments to J&J's application.
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