New psoriasis pill shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT05357755
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an oral tablet called JNJ-77242113 in 90 adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Participants were randomly assigned to receive the drug or a placebo for 16 weeks. The main goal was to see if the drug could improve psoriasis symptoms by at least 75% compared to placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- JNJ-77242113 (oral tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new oral treatment option for people with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, potentially offering an alternative to injections or topical creams.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2a trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are still being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2023
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant has a diagnosis of plaque psoriasis, with or without psoriatic arthritis, for at least 26 weeks prior to the first administration of study intervention * Participant has a total Body Surface Area (BSA) greater than or equal to (\>=) 10 percentage (%) at screening and baseline * Participant has a total Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) \>= 12 at screening and baseline * Participant has a total Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) \>= 3 at screening and baseline * Participant be a candidate for phototherapy or systemic treatment for plaque psoriasis Exclusion Criteria: * Participant has a nonplaque form of psoriasis (for example, erythrodermic, guttate, or pustular) * Participant has current drug-induced psoriasis (for example, a new onset of psoriasis or an exacerbation of psoriasis from beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, or lithium) * Participant have previously received any other therapeutic agent directly targeted to interleukin 23 (including but not limited to guselkumab, tildrakizumab, or risankizumab) * Participant has received any therapeutic agent directly targeted to interleukin 17 (IL-17), interleukin 17 receptor (IL-17R) or interleukin 12/23 (IL-12/23) (including but not limited to secukinumab, ixekizumab, brodalumab, or ustekinumab) or has received biological therapy targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF) (including, but not limited to adalimumab, infliximab, or etanercept) within 12 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, of the first administration of study intervention * Participant has received proton pump inhibitors (including but not limited to omeprazole, esomeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole, dexlansoprazole, or zegerid) within 1 week of first administration of study intervention
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ActivMed Practices and Research
Beverly, Massachusetts, 01915, United States
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ActivMed Practices and Research
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 03801, United States
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Arlington Center for Dermatology
Arlington, Texas, 76011, United States
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CHRU Brest - Hopital Morvan
Brest, 29200, France
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CHU de Grenoble Hopital Albert Michallon
La Tronche, 38700, France
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CHU de Nice Hopital de l Archet
Nice, 06200, France
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Centrum Terapii Wspolczesnej J M Jasnorzewska Spolka Komandytowo Akcyjna
Lodz, 90-338, Poland
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DermEdge Research
Mississauga, Ontario, L4Y 4C5, Canada
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Dermatology Research Institute Inc
Calgary, Alberta, T2J 7E1, Canada
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Dermatology Specialists
Louisville, Kentucky, 40241, United States
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Epiphany Dermatology of Kansas, LLC
Overland Park, Kansas, 66210, United States
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Hautarztpraxis
Bramsche, 49565, Germany
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Health Concepts
Rapid City, South Dakota, 57702, United States
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Hosp. Univ. San Cecilio
Granada, 18016, Spain
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Hosp. Univ. de Cruces
Barakaldo, 48902, Spain
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Hosp. Virgen Macarena
Seville, 41009, Spain
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Lawrence J Green MD LLC
Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
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Lynderm Research Inc.
Markham, Ontario, L3P 1X2, Canada
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Northshore University Healthsystem
Skokie, Illinois, 60077, United States
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Polyclinique de Courlancy
Reims, 51100, France
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Privatpraxis Dr. Hilton & Partner
Düsseldorf, 40212, Germany
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Specderm Poznanska sp j
Bialystok, 15 375, Poland
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Specjalistyczny gabinet dermatologiczny Aplikacyjno Badawczy Marek Brzewski Pawel Brzewski Spolka Cywilna
Krakow, 30 002, Poland
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Stoll Dermatology
Beverly Hills, California, 90212, United States
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The Guenther Dermatology Research Centre
London, Ontario, N6A 3H7, Canada
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The Pennsylvania Centre for Dermatology, LLC
Exton, Pennsylvania, 19341, United States
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Toronto Research Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M3H 5Y8, Canada
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Unity Clinical Research
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73118, United States
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Universitaetsmedizin Rostock
Rostock, 18057, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, 60590, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Munster
Münster, 48149, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Schleswig Holstein Campus Lubeck
Lübeck, 23538, Germany
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Windsor Dermatology, PC
East Windsor, New Jersey, 08520, United States
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