US pharma company Equillium has expanded the clinical trials for itolizumab to patients of autoimmune disease Lupus Nephritis after getting approval from the India’s drugs regulator.
Biocon developed itolizumab and received approval for the treatment of plaque psoriasis in India in 2013. Equillium secured exclusive rights to develop and commercialise itolizumab for the US and Canada markets, in May 2017. The license agreement for itolizumab was expanded in December 2019 to include Australia and New Zealand.
“We are happy to announce the commencement of our partner Equillium’s Phase 1b clinical study in India to evaluate the safety and early efficacy