Target

MIF

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor, UniProt P14174) has 3 drugs tested at it and 4 companies on the list, 1 on route A and 0 on route B.

Sources: UniProt, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL, FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, Pharos.

The protein

UniProt
P14174
How well studied
Chemical tools exist; no approved drug acts on it
Where it sits in the cell
In more than one place
Solved structures
118
Disease areas
Immune system; Skin and connective tissue; Bones, joints and muscles; Blood and lymph; Eye; Mouth and teeth; Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive
Registered trials of its drugs
27

Drugs at this target

StatusCount
Marketed1
Active1
Stopped1
Total3
DrugStatusFurthest phaseUS protection
IguratimodMarketedPhase 4none listed
IPG1094ActivePhase 2none listed
ImalumabStoppedPhase 2none listed

3 of 3 drugs, the most tested first.

Companies at this target

Where the company standsCompanies
Route A1
Engaged1
Undetermined2
Total on the list4
Three companies on route A or B, with the route only
CompanyRoute
TakedaRoute A

The other 3 companies at MIF

In the product

4 companies in all; 3 are not named here, and no score is.

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