Does RINVOQ’s Vitiligo Success Broaden AbbVie’s (ABBV) Long-Term Growth Potential?

• Recently, AbbVie announced positive topline results from two replicate Phase 3 studies evaluating upadacitinib (RINVOQ) in adults and adolescents with non-segmental vitiligo, achieving significant repigmentation and a safety profile consistent with existing indications, with no new safety signals identified.
• This progress in expanding the clinical profile of RINVOQ underscores AbbVie's efforts to diversify beyond its established immunology base and target new therapeutic areas.
• We'll discuss how RINVOQ's successful results in vitiligo could influence AbbVie's future growth outlook and risk profile.

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AbbVie Investment Narrative Recap

To own AbbVie, you need to believe in its ability to offset revenue headwinds from the loss of exclusivity on HUMIRA and to maintain growth through new indications for current blockbusters like Skyrizi and Rinvoq. While the recent announcement of positive Phase 3 results for RINVOQ in non-segmental vitiligo highlights pipeline strength, its near-term impact on the company’s biggest catalyst, continued strong immunology growth, appears limited, and does not materially reduce ongoing risks from biosimilar competition and regulatory price pressure.

One recent announcement with clear relevance is the successful head-to-head SELECT-SWITCH study comparing RINVOQ to HUMIRA in rheumatoid arthritis, which further validates RINVOQ’s role in AbbVie’s immunology portfolio as HUMIRA faces biosimilar erosion. This adds weight to optimism around the durability of AbbVie’s franchise medicines, but also underscores the inherent risks of concentrated product dependence if future studies or approvals disappoint.

However, investors should be aware that alongside new trial successes, there remains a risk if regulatory and competitive pressures on pricing intensify...

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AbbVie's narrative projects $73.0 billion in revenue and $20.8 billion in earnings by 2028. This requires 7.7% yearly revenue growth and a $17.1 billion increase in earnings from the current $3.7 billion.

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