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Janssen’s Updated Phase 1 Results for Teclistamab Suggest Deep, Durable Responses in Patients with Heavily Pretreated Multiple Myeloma

Subcutaneous administration of BCMAxCD3 T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody demonstrated clinical activity and a promising safety profile according to new data at ASCO

European Commission approves PONVORYTM (ponesimod), a Once Daily, Oral Therapy for the Treatment of Adults with Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis with Active Disease Defined by Clinical or Imaging Features

· The pivotal Phase 3 OPTIMUM trial showed treatment with ponesimod led to a 30.5 percent reduction in annual relapse rate (p<0.001) vs. treatment with teriflunomide, an active comparator and widely-used first-line oral treatment, in adult patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, (RMS)1 · The OPTIMUM trial is the first of its kind to compare head-to-head two oral disease modifying treatments (DMTs) in RMS · Approval follows more than 10 years of cumulative data from Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies demonstrating ponesimod’s efficacy and safety1,2,3 · Approval builds on Janssen’s deep-rooted history in neuroscience and reinforces Company commitment to addressing unmet needs for neurological conditions like MS

Janssen Presents Results of First Head-to-Head Study of Biologic Therapies in Patients with Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease

Late-breaker is one of 20 Janssen abstracts, 16 of which show the safety profile and efficacy of STELARA in treating Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Virtual 2021

IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib)-Based Combination Regimen as a Fixed-Duration, First-Line Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Demonstrates High Rates of Disease Control

Janssen presents new data at ASCO showing efficacy of IMBRUVICA® plus venetoclax (CAPTIVATE study) in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and up to seven-year follow-up results (RESONATE-2 study) on progression-free and overall survival benefits with single-agent IMBRUVICA®

Updated Amivantamab and Lazertinib Combination Data Demonstrate Durable Responses and Clinical Activity for Osimertinib-Relapsed Patients with EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Findings to be presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting show preliminary efficacy in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC and Janssen’s commitment to address the need for new targeted therapies for this patient population Janssen to also present data comparing amivantamab monotherapy and real-world therapies in patients with NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations who have progressed after platinum doublet chemotherapy

Late-Breaking Data at ACC.21 Show XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) Plus Aspirin Significantly Reduced Total Ischemic Events in Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Patients After Lower-Extremity Revascularization

Phase 3 VOYAGER PAD is the first investigational study in 20 years to highlight the benefit of long-term treatment in these high-risk patients Data add to growing body of evidence on the role of dual pathway inhibition in targeting both thrombin generation and platelets

Johnson & Johnson Joins World Health Organization in Efforts to Prevent Spread of Ebola in West Africa

Up to 200,000 Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccine regimens will be made available as part of a WHO early access clinical program now underway in Sierra Leone Company’s Ebola vaccine regimen also receives Prequalification from the WHO The Johnson & Johnson vaccine regimen is designed to be used proactively to induce immunity against Ebola in adults and children

New Phase 3 Data Showed First-in-Class TREMFYA® (guselkumab) Provided Durable Complete Skin Clearance Through Five Years in Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis (PsO) and Robust Joint Symptom Improvement Through 52 Weeks in Active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)

Skin clearance rates were maintained at five years with 55.5 percent of patients achieving an Investigator’s Global Assessment score of 0 and 53 percent achieving Psoriasis Area Severity Index 100 response in VOYAGE 2 TREMFYA, the first and only selective interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitor therapy approved for both PsO and PsA, improved overall PsA disease activity as evaluated by composite disease activity scores, and PsA axial symptoms as evaluated by the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index in DISCOVER-1 and -2