As part of the Top News in Medical Research at the Society of Physicians – Billrothhaus in Vienna, dermatologist Univ. Prof. Dr. Tamara Kopp of JUVENIS in Vienna reported on the efficacy of the specific blockade of Interleukin-23 in patients with Psoriasis (plaque psoriasis).
Psoriasis (also known as Schuppenflechte) is an inflammatory, non-contagious skin disease in which the body's own tissue is attacked by the immune system. Among other things, the immune system messenger Interleukin-23 is involved. By neutralizing it, the dermatologist Univ. Prof. Dr. Tamara Kopp and her team were able to significantly reduce symptoms of psoriasis.
Blockade of Interleukin-23 in Psoriasis (Schuppenflechte)

She reported on her study in which a total of 77 patients (with moderate to severe symptoms) received injections of varying doses of the antibody “Tildrakizumab” or a placebo. In patients treated with high doses, up to 100 percent of the skin was cleared of psoriasis symptoms.
Meanwhile, the researchers have completed a phase II of the study and are now in a clinical phase III study, which is the final stage before possible approval.
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The lecture:Efficacy of the specific blockade of Interleukin-23 in patients with psoriasis
The study: “Clinical improvement in psoriasis with specific targeting of interleukin-23”, Nature (9.3.2015; doi: 10.1038/nature14175).