Icotrokinra results show significant skin clearance in patients with difficult to treat scalp, genital psoriasis: JnJ

“While plaque psoriasis can appear in any location on the body, most high-impact skin sites affect areas critical for mobility, personal care, and intimacy, and can be very challenging to treat effectively. Notably, almost 80% of psoriasis patients experience scalp involvement,” said Melinda Gooderham, MSc, MD, FRCPC, SKiN Centre for Dermatology, Queen’s University, and Probity Medical Research, Peterborough, ON, Canada and ICONIC-TOTAL study investigator. “Results from the ICONIC-TOTAL study demonstrate impressive rates of skin clearance in these difficult-to-treat areas and show the potential for treatment with icotrokinra to offer patients a novel therapeutic option that aligns with their treatment needs and preferences.”

Icotrokinra demonstrated a favorable safety profile. A similar proportion of patients experienced adverse events (50% and 42%) and serious adverse events (0.5% and 1.9%) in icotrokinra and placebo respectively through Week 16, with no new safety signals identified.

“When plaque psoriasis affects sensitive areas of the body, patients often experience unique challenges that can have a profound impact on their daily lives,” said Liza O’Dowd, MD, Vice President, Immunodermatology Disease Area Lead, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine. “These new findings build upon the impressive scalp psoriasis results seen in ICONIC-LEAD and strengthen the breadth of data demonstrating the potential for icotrokinra to shift the treatment paradigm in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, by offering a combination of skin clearance and favorable safety in a once daily pill.”