Sarilumab
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Sarilumab is an antibody: marketed, first approved in 2017 (CA); acts on IL6R; US protection ends in 2029.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2018
- Kind
- Antibody
- Brand name
- Kevzara
- First approved
- 12 January 2017 (CA)
- Approvals on record
- 12 in 5 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Sanofi; 2 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 58, 9 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Skin and connective tissue; Bones, joints and muscles; Immune system; Lungs and airways; Infections; Cancer
US protection
US protection ends in 2029.
US protection ends in 2029, 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 Sanofi. 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
1 company on route B because of this drug.
Companies on route B for this drug
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| IL6R | Interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha | P08887 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Phase 2 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Phase 3 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Phase 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| All trials | 58 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | Applicant and Lead sponsor of trials | 2010 to now |