INCHEON, Korea ? July 19, 2021?? Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced the initiation of Phase 3 clinical trial for SB17, the company's proposed biosimilar referencing Stelara (ustekinumab). The Phase 3 clinical trial for SB17 (ustekinumab) is a randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of SB17 compared to Stelara in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. More information on this study is available at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT#04967508).

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