Table 3

Biological DMARDs in current development, phase, status and mechanism of action

MoleculeMolecule codeMechanism of actionPharmaceutical company/academyIndications
(axSpA/PsA)
Current development phaseCurrent development stageClinical trial no
IzokibepABY 035IL-17A inhibitorInmagene Biopharmaceu-ticals/Affibody ABaxSpA
PsA
II
IIb
Terminated
Recruiting
NCT04795141
NCT05623345
Netakimab*BCD-085IL-17A inhibitorBiocadaxSpA
PsA
III
III
Active, not recruiting
Active, not recruiting
NCT03447704
NCT03598751
BimekizumabUCB-4940IL-17A et F inhibitorUCB Biopharma SRLaxSpA
PsA
III
III
Completed
Completed
NCT03928743
NCT03895203
SonelokimabIL-17A et F inhibitorMoonLake Immunothera-peutics AGPsAIIRecruitingNCT05640245
Brodalumab†AMG-827
KHK-4827
IL 17 receptor inhibitorKyowa Kirin/
Bausch Health Americas
axSpA
PsA
III
III
Completed
Completed
NCT02985983
NCT02024646
VunakizumabSHR 1314IL-17A inhibitorSuzhou Suncadia Biopharmaceu-ticalsaxSpA
PsA
IIb
II
Recruiting
Recruiting
NCT04840485
NCT05055934
XeligekimabGR-1501IL-17A inhibitorGenrix (Shanghai) Biopharmaceu- ticalsaxSpAIIIActive, not recruitingChiCTR2200060715
JS005IL-17A inhibitorShanghai Junshi BioscienceaxSpAIIRecruitingNCT05212051
GumokimabAK111IL-17A inhibitorAkesoaxSpAIIActive, not recruitingNCT05467995
QX002NIL-17 inhibitorQyuns TherapeuticsaxSpAIIRecruitingChiCTR2100053338
TildrakizumabSUNPG 1622IL-23 p19 inhibitorSun Pharmaceutical IndustriesPsAIIIRecruitingNCT04314544
NeihulizumabAbGn-168Immune checkpoint agonist; PSGL-1 ligandAbGenomics B.V Taiwan BranchPsAIICompletedNCT02267642
NamilumabAMG 203GM-CSF inhibitorIzana Bioscience/Iqvia/Innovate UKaxSpAIICompletedNCT03622658
GimsilumabKIN-1901GM-CSF inhibitorKinevant SciencesaxSpAICompletedNCT04205851
Interleukin 2Low dose recombinant human IL-2Iltoo PharmaaxSpAIICompletedNCT01988506
BCD-180Anti-TRBV9 monoclonal antibodyBiocadaxSpAIIRecruitingNCT05445076
  • *Marketed for axSpA and PsA in Russia and Belarus.

  • †Marketed for PsA in Japan.

  • axSpA, axial spondyloarthritis; DMARDs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; GM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; TRBV9, T-cell receptor beta variable 9.