WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq:INCY) reported positive results from two 28-day Phase IIa clinical trials of topical INCB18424, a selective janus-associated kinase (JAK) inhibitor, in patients with mild to moderate psoriasis. Results from the first study (Study 201), a Phase IIa dose-escalation trial involving 28 patients, demonstrated that INCB18424 was well tolerated at all doses and significantly improved overall total lesion score and each component of the total lesion score (thickness, erythema and scaling) as compared to vehicle. In this trial, INCB18424 at 1.5% twice daily also showed improvements in total lesion scores that were similar to the currently approved therapies, Dovenex® and Diprolene®.
