Peficitinib

Peficitinib
Clinical data
Trade namesSmyraf
Other namesASP015K; JNJ-54781532
ATC code
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Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H22N4O2
Molar mass326.400 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • NC(=O)c1cnc2[nH]ccc2c1NC1[C@H]2CC3C[C@@H]1CC(O)(C3)C2
  • InChI=1S/C18H22N4O2/c19-16(23)13-8-21-17-12(1-2-20-17)15(13)22-14-10-3-9-4-11(14)7-18(24,5-9)6-10/h1-2,8-11,14,24H,3-7H2,(H2,19,23)(H2,20,21,22)/t9?,10-,11+,1 checkY
  • Key:DREIJXJRTLTGJC-JQCLMNFQSA-N checkY

Peficitinib (brand name Smyraf) is a pharmaceutical drug used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It belongs to the class of drugs known as Janus kinase inhibitors (JAK inhibitors).[1][2]

Peficitinib was approved for use in Japan in 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kivitz AJ, Gutierrez-Ureña SR, Poiley J, Genovese MC, Kristy R, Shay K, et al. (April 2017). "Peficitinib, a JAK Inhibitor, in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis in Patients With an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate". Arthritis & Rheumatology. 69 (4): 709–719. doi:10.1002/art.39955. PMID 27748083.{cite journal}: CS1 maint: overridden setting (link)
  2. ^ Genovese MC, Greenwald M, Codding C, Zubrzycka-Sienkiewicz A, Kivitz AJ, Wang A, et al. (May 2017). "Peficitinib, a JAK Inhibitor, in Combination With Limited Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis". Arthritis & Rheumatology. 69 (5): 932–942. doi:10.1002/art.40054. PMID 28118538.{cite journal}: CS1 maint: overridden setting (link)
  3. ^ Markham A, Keam SJ (June 2019). "Peficitinib: First Global Approval". Drugs. 79 (8): 887–891. doi:10.1007/s40265-019-01131-y. PMID 31093950. S2CID 155093525.