JUNE 16, 2022

Mirikizumab Found Safe and Effective As Ulcerative Colitis Induction, Maintenance

Mirikizumab was found safe and effective for induction and maintenance of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in the phase 3 LUCENT-1 and LUCENT-2 trials.

Presenting the LUCENT-1 induction trial results at the 2022 virtual Congress of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation, Geert D’Haens, MD, PhD, from Amsterdam University Medical Centers, and his co-investigators reported that mirikizumab (Lilly) “demonstrated statistically significant and clinically