National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Chugai Pharmaceutical's (TOKYO: 4519) Nemluvio (nemolizumab) for treating moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in patients aged 12 and over.
In NICE guidance published on July 2, the regulator cited the treatment's potential to address clinical needs and optimize NHS resources.
The decision follows two-year interim data from Galderma's ARCADIA extension study, presented at the Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis Conference, demonstrating the drug's long-term efficacy as an anti-IL-31 receptor A monoclonal antibody.
Chugai developed Nemluvio, while Galderma handles global clinical development and commercialization outside Japan, according to a statement on Chugai's website.
NICE is a UK-based non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care.