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Presentation of clinical trial results indicating that zasocitinib, an oral once-daily treatment, produces rapid and sustained improvement in skin symptoms and has the potential to transform psoriasis treatment

New detailed data from Phase 3 trials of zasocitinib (TAK-279) in psoriasis were presented at AAD 2026. At week 16, approximately 70% of patients achieved clear or almost clear skin, demonstrating an early treatment effect, continued maintenance of efficacy during the ongoing trials, and a consistent safety profile.

Worth reading
55In focus
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Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
71.4
% (LATITUDE PsO-3001, achieving sPGA 0/1 at week 16)
Wording
Conditional
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Announced details

Zasocitinib (TAK-279)
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)
Moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasisPsoriatic arthritisCrohn's diseaseUlcerative colitisPlaque vitiligoHidradenitis suppurativa
What the company reported numerically
Quantitative Effects

sPGA 0/1 achievement rate at week 16: 71.4%, 69.2%

PASI 90 achievement rate at week 16: 61.3%, 51.9%

PASI 75 at week 4: 16.8% (zasocitinib group), 4.3% (placebo group)

More than 90% of patients who continued treatment at week 40 maintained their response at week 60

Incidence of all TEAEs through week 16: 62.1%

Registration number and expiry date

NCT06088043

NCT06108544

Impact on Business Performance

The information is not expected to have a material impact on the full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 (FY2025)

The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.

Source (materials cited by the company)

American Academy of Dermatology 2026 Annual Meeting

ClinicalTrials.gov

IQVIA SOB Report

IQVIA

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredZasocitinib (TAK-279)
Applicable areaModerate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, Psoriatic arthritis, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, Plaque vitiligo, Hidradenitis suppurativa
Registration number and expiry dateNCT06088043, NCT06108544
Quantitative EffectssPGA 0/1 achievement rate at week 16: 71.4%, 69.2%, PASI 90 achievement rate at week 16: 61.3%, 51.9%, PASI 75 at week 4: 16.8% (zasocitinib group), 4.3% (placebo group), More than 90% of patients who continued treatment at week 40 maintained their response at week 60, Incidence of all TEAEs through week 16: 62.1%
Impact on Business PerformanceThe information is not expected to have a material impact on the full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 (FY2025)
SourceAmerican Academy of Dermatology 2026 Annual Meeting, ClinicalTrials.gov, IQVIA SOB Report, IQVIA
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The reasons the company gives

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New data from two Phase 3 clinical trials were presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). The company stated that zasocitinib demonstrated rapid and sustained improvement in skin symptoms with once-daily dosing and had a consistent safety profile with the Phase 2b trial.

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