Drug

Peficitinib

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Peficitinib is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2019 (JP); acts on JAK1, JAK2 and JAK3 and 1 more.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2019
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Smyraf
First approved
26 March 2019 (JP)
Approvals on record
2 in 1 region
Holder of the most recent approval
Astellas
Registered trials
33, 0 stopped early
Disease areas
Immune system; Skin and connective tissue; Bones, joints and muscles; Blood and lymph; Cancer; Digestive system

US protection

No US approval on record.

With no US approval on record there are no listed US patents or exclusivities.

This is the US only.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
JAK2Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK2O60674
JAK1Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK1P23458
TYK2Non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2P29597
JAK3Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK3P52333

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated1100
Phase 1222200
Phase 26600
Phase 34400
All trials33

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
AstellasApplicant and Lead sponsor of trials2008 to now