Takeda's psoriasis drug zasocitinib outperformed Bristol Myers Squibb's Sotyktu in a Phase 3 study, showing higher skin clearance rates.

The results support Takeda’s long-held belief in zasocitinib’s superiority and could help it gain a commercial advantage over Bristol’s therapy.

Takeda has won the battle of the TYK2 inhibitors, toppling Bristol Myers Squibb’s Sotyktu to strengthen its hand ahead of an anticipated plaque psoriasis launch next year. |…

Takeda’s Zasocitinib Significantly Outperforms Deucravacitinib in Head-to-Head Phase 3 Psoriasis Study, Promising to Redefine Oral Treatment Expectations

Takeda’s $4 billion bet on an oral plaque psoriasis drug has paid off again, as the company reported the pill beat Bristol Myers Squibb’s Sotyktu in a head-to-head Phase 3 study.

Takeda's psoriasis drug zasocitinib outperformed Bristol Myers Squibb's Sotyktu in a Phase 3 study, showing higher skin clearance rates.

Zasocitinib outperformed deucravacitinib for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, according to topline data. As Healio previously reported,…