Janssen (NYSE:JNJ) recently presented new data on Tremfya (guselkumab) related to active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence while also publishing data in Arthritis & Rheumatology. Notably, guselkumab provided durable joint symptom and disease activity improvement with a consistent safety profile through week 100 in adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
Guselkumab first won FDA approval in 2017 for treating moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The drug became the first interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitor to win an FDA indication for active PsA in 2020.
“We at Janssen are committed to this IL-23 pathway and understanding how it is driving disease,” said Dr. Alyssa Johnsen, vice president, rheumatology and maternal-fetal immunology disease area leader at Janssen. The pathway is “very important for psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis, and we continue to investigate where it might be able to help patients and add…