Cerevel, in ‘major surprise,’ finds success in late-stage Parkinson’s study
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced positive top-line results from SELECT-GCA, a Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, showing upadacitinib (RINVOQ®; 15 mg, once daily) in combination with a 26-week steroid taper regimen achieved its primary endpoint of sustained remissiona from week 12 through week 52 in adults with giant cell arteritis (GCA). In this study, 46 percent of patients receiving upadacitinib 15 mg in combination with a 26-week steroid taper regimen achieved sustained remission compared to 29 percent of patients receiving placebo in combination with a 52-week steroid taper regimen (p=0.0019).1
Less than a year ago, AbbVie's star immunology drug Rinvoq picked up its seventh FDA approval when the agency endorsed it in Crohn's disease. After a new positive pivotal trial, the drug could be bound for another label expansion.
AbbVie inks deal for Medincell`s long-acting injectable platform worth up to $1.9B
Boehringer Ingelheim’s 2023 was largely marked by the highly anticipated launch of its Cyltezo, the first interchangeable biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira. But with sales disappointing, the company is now turning its attention to a deep late-stage pipeline that could bring 25 new treatments to market through 2030.
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced an interim analysis of an ongoing Phase 3, open-label 156-week extension study evaluating the long-term safety and tolerability of oral atogepant for the prevention of migraine in participants with chronic or episodic migraine. The overall long-term safety results were consistent with the known safety profile of atogepant in chronic and episodic migraine, and no new safety signals were identified. These results also support improvements in key efficacy outcomes, including reduction in monthly acute medication use days.
IRVINE, Calif., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company (NYSE: ABBV), today announced the launch of two new products from SkinMedica® by the makers of BOTOX® Cosmetic. The SkinMedica® Acne Clarifying Treatment and SkinMedica® Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser are breakthroughs in skincare, providing effective and balanced care for people with acne-prone skin. The two products, along with the SkinMedica® Pore Purifying Pro-Infusion Serum, used in-office with DiamondGlow®, complete the protocol, providing acne sufferers a continuum of products to help address their skin concerns.
US FDA declines to approve Supernus` Parkinson`s combination again
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., April. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) will announce its first-quarter 2024 financial results on Friday, April 26, 2024, before the market opens. AbbVie will host a live webcast of the earnings conference call at 8 a.m. Central time. It will be accessible through AbbVie's Investor Relations website at investors.abbvie.com. An archived edition of the session will be available later that day.
April 4 (Reuters) - Boehringer Ingelheim on Thursday said it will lay off some of its salesforce due to poor U.S. sales of its biosimilar version of AbbVie’s (ABBV.N), opens new tab blockbuster arthritis treatment Humira.