Interview: UCB Sees Bimekizumab As Good Long-Term Bet
Executive Summary
UCB immunology chief Emmanuel Caeymaex tells Scrip that despite intense competition, the dual neutralization approach of bimekizumab in inhibiting both interleukin-17A and IL-17F could result in a treatment for psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis that may produce faster and more durable clinical improvements than the drugs already on the market.
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