DICE Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Data from Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Lead Oral IL-17 Antagonist, DC-806, for Psoriasis
Clinical proof-of-concept in psoriasis patients achieved with a mean percentage reduction in PASI from baseline at 4 weeks of 43.7% in the high dose group compared to 13.3% in the placebo group, with an exploratory p-value of 0.0008 DC-806 was well tolerated with an excellent safety profile across all dose groups in healthy volunteers and psoriasis patients with a robust PK profile and clear pharmacodynamic effects on two distinct biomarkers at both high and low doses of DC-806 Data supports further development of DC-806 as potential best-in-class oral agent for psoriasis; DC-806 is expected to advance into a Phase 2b clinical trial in the first half of 2023 Company to host conference cal