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Peficitinib

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Peficitinib
Clinical data
Trade namesSmyraf
Other namesASP015K; JNJ-54781532
Legal status
Legal status
  • US: Not FDA approved
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
UNII
KEGG
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H22N4O2
Molar mass326.400 g·mol−1

Peficitinib (Smyraf) is a pharmaceutical drug used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It belongs to the class of drugs known as Janus kinase inhibitors (JAK inhibitors).[1][2]

Peficitinib was approved for use in Japan in 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kivitz AJ, Gutierrez-Ureña SR, Poiley J, Genovese MC, Kristy R, Shay K, et al. (April 2017). "Peficitinib, a JAK Inhibitor, in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis in Patients With an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate". Arthritis & Rheumatology. 69 (4): 709–719. doi:10.1002/art.39955. PMID 27748083.
  2. ^ Genovese MC, Greenwald M, Codding C, Zubrzycka-Sienkiewicz A, Kivitz AJ, Wang A, et al. (May 2017). "Peficitinib, a JAK Inhibitor, in Combination With Limited Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis". Arthritis & Rheumatology. 69 (5): 932–942. doi:10.1002/art.40054. PMID 28118538.
  3. ^ Markham A, Keam SJ (June 2019). "Peficitinib: First Global Approval". Drugs. 79 (8): 887–891. doi:10.1007/s40265-019-01131-y. PMID 31093950.