Table 2

csDMARDs in current development, phase, status and mechanism of action

MoleculeMechanism of actionPharmaceutical company/academyIndications (axSpA/PsA)Current development phaseCurrent development stageClinical trial no
Iguratimod*Cox2 inhibitor
TNF inhibitor
Qilu Hospital of Shandong UniversityaxSpAIIIRecruitingChiCTR2000029112
  • *Marketed in China.

  • axSpA, axial spondyloarthritis; csDMARDs, conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; PsA, psoriatic arthritis.