Drug

Atacicept

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Atacicept is a protein: marketed, first approved in 2026 (US); acts on TNFSF13 and TNFSF13B; US protection ends in 2038.

Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2026
Kind
Protein
Brand name
Trutakna
First approved
7 July 2026 (US)
Approvals on record
1 in 1 region
Holder of the most recent approval
Vera Therapeutics
Registered trials
18, 9 stopped early
Disease areas
Immune system; Skin and connective tissue; Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive; Bones, joints and muscles; Eye

US protection

US protection ends in 2038.

US protection ends in 2038, computed as 12 years from the first US licence because FDA publishes no date for this product. The application that gives this date is held by Vera Therapeutics. The date is computed, not published.

This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.

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Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug

2 company-target rows on route B because of this drug.

Companies on route B for this drug

In the product

2 company-target rows are on route B because of Atacicept.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
TNFSF13Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13O75888
TNFSF13BTumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13BQ9Y275

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase 11001
Phase 213436
Phase 34112
All trials18

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
Vera TherapeuticsOriginator and Lead sponsor of trials2022 to now