Dermavant's Tapinarof Could Bring Innovation To Topical Psoriasis Market

Aug 26 2020

• By Jessica Merrill

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CEO Todd Zavodnick said the non-steroidal topical cream is poised to become a blockbuster brand.

SC2008_Happy Hand_197966453_1200.jpg — Dermavant hopes to carve out a niche for a new topical psoriasis treatment • Source: Shutterstock

Roivant Sciences Ltd.-owned Dermavant Sciences Ltd. appears closer to bringing its first commercial product, tapinarof, to market after two Phase III clinical trials testing the novel topical cream met the primary endpoints in psoriasis. Dermavant announced positive data from the studies on 26 August along with plans to complete a regulatory filing for tapinarof with the US Food and Drug Administration in the first half of 2021.

CEO Todd Zavodnick has blockbuster-sized expectations for tapinarof if the product ultimately is approved for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, where...

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