Peficitinib
Peficitinib (brand name 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). Peficitinib was approved for use in Japan in 2019.
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| Trade names | Smyraf |
| Other names | ASP015K; JNJ-54781532 |
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| Formula | C18H22N4O2 |
| Molar mass | 326.400 g·mol−1 |
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Peficitinib (brand name 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Markham A, Keam SJ (June 2019). "Peficitinib: First Global Approval". Drugs. 79 (8): 887–891. doi:10.1007/s40265-019-01131-y. PMID 31093950. S2CID 155093525.