Yahoo Finance DICE Therapeutics (DICE) Up on Top-Line Data From Psoriasis Study
DICE Therapeutics DICE skyrocketed 62.27% on Oct 11 after the company announced positive top-line data from a phase I study evaluating its lead therapeutic candidate, DC-806, for treating psoriasis.
Shares of DICE Therapeutics have surged 58% in the year-to-date period against the industry’s decline of 27%.
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DC-806 is an oral antagonist of the pro-inflammatory signaling cytokine, interleukin-17 (“IL-17”), which is a validated drug target implicated in a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including psoriasis.
The phase I study is designed to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of DC-806 in healthy volunteers and provide early clinical proof-of-concept in psoriasis patients.
The study was conducted in three overlapping cohorts, phase Ia single ascending dose (SAD) and phase Ib multiple ascending dose (MAD) in healthy volunteers, and a proof-of-concept phase Ic in psoriasis patients. The enrollment in the phase I study was completed in July 2022.
The data in all three cohorts of the study exhibited well-tolerability and a favorable safety profile of DC-806 in both the healthy volunteers and psoriasis patients. No serious adverse events were reported.
DC-806 also demonstrated a favorable PK profile with dose-proportional increments in serum concentrations in the volunteers throughout the study. Moreover, in the phase Ib MAD and phase Ic cohorts of the study, DC-806 exhibited clear pharmacodynamic effects in two distinct biomarkers, namely IC50 and IC90,across doses of 175mg QD and 400mg BID, respectively.
DICE intends to submits an investigational new drug application (IND) to the FDA in the first half of 2023, as well as, advance the candidate into a dose-ranging phase IIb study in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.
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Zacks Rank and Stocks to Consider
DICE Therapeutics currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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