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