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FDA Approves Omvoh for Moderately to Severely Active Crohn Disease

By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter

Medically reviewed by Carmen Pope, BPharm. Last updated on Jan 17, 2025.

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THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz) for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn disease in adults, according to a press release from Eli Lilly and Company.

Omvoh targets interleukin-23p19, which contributes to intestinal inflammation. Omvoh is the first biological treatment for Crohn disease to have disclosed two-year phase 3 efficacy data at the time of approval in more than 15 years.

The approval is based on results of the phase 3 VIVID-1 study in adults with moderately to severely active Crohn disease with inadequate response, loss of response, or intolerance to corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and/or biologics. Patients were randomly assigned to placebo or Omvoh; those in the placebo group who did not achieve clinical response at 12 weeks were switched to Omvoh treatment. Both primary end points were achieved; clinical remission at one year was achieved by 53 and 36 percent of patients treated with Omvoh and placebo, respectively, and visible healing of the intestinal lining at one year occurred in 46 and 23 percent of patients treated with Omvoh and placebo, respectively.

"With Omvoh approved in both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, more patients now have a treatment option that may provide long-term disease control and address key symptoms that matter most to them, reflecting Lilly's ongoing commitment to elevate care and improve outcomes for patients," Daniel M. Skovronsky, M.D., Ph.D., chief scientific officer and president of Lilly Research Laboratories and Lilly Immunology, said in a statement.

Approval of Omvoh was granted to Eli Lilly.

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