Nektar Therapeutics Rises on Positive Dermatitis Drug Data

Dow Jones
Feb 10
 

By Adriano Marchese

 

Nektar Therapeutics shares rose in premarket trading Tuesday after the company said it received positive data from its dermatitis drug study.

Shares traded 13% higher ahead of the morning bell at $42.04.

The clinical-stage biotechnology company reported positive results from the 36-week blinded maintenance period of the 52-week Rezolve-AD phase 2b study of the new drug rezpegaldesleukin, a novel regulatory T-cell biologic, which aims to treat moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

Atopic dermatitis causes skin irritations in the form of itchiness, inflammation and scaliness due to a combination of an overactive immune system, a weakened skin barrier and the environment.

The company noted that about 71% and 83% of patients kept their level of improvement while 85% and 63% showed signs of skin that cleared or almost cleared, on monthly and quarterly doses, respectively.

 

Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com

 

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February 10, 2026 08:01 ET (13:01 GMT)

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