THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and TOKYO , Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4151) today announced preliminary top-line results from the ASCEND study evaluating rocatinlimab, an investigational T-cell rebalancing therapy targeting the OX40 receptor, in adults and adolescents with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD).
The ongoing ASCEND study, which includes approximately 2,600 patients, is designed to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of rocatinlimab (150 mg and 300 mg) administered every four or eight weeks in individuals who completed a previous ROCKET program trial (IGNITE, HORIZON, SHUTTLE, ASTRO, ORBIT or VOYAGER). This analysis focused on adults who completed the first 24 weeks of therapy in a previous ROCKET trial and co