(RTTNews) - Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Thursday said the REZOLVE-AD Phase 2b study of rezpegaldesleukin in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis met its primary goal.
The REZOLVE-AD study randomized patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis to receive either rezpegaldesleukin or a placebo. Rezpegaldesleukin demonstrated a statistically significant improvement over placebo on the primary endpoint, the mean change in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) at week 16.
Nektar stock is more than 4% up this morning at $53.60.
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