Drug development pipeline for IBD: small molecule therapies*.
| MoA | Drug name | Indication | RoA | Highest clinical stage | Clinical trials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAK1-biased inhibitor | Filgotinib (Jyseleca; GLPG0634) | UC, CD | PO | UC: EU, UK, and Japan approvedCD: Ph3 completed | NCT02914522; NCT06865417; NCT02914535; NCT06964113; NCT02914561 |
| JAK1-biased inhibitor | Ivarmacitinib (SHR0302) | UC, CD | PO | UC: Ph3 unknown statusCD: Ph2 completed | NCT05181137; NCT03675477; NCT03677648 |
| Pan JAK inhibitor | Izencitinib (TD-1473) | UC, CD | PO | UC: Ph2/3 terminatedCD: Ph2 terminated | NCT03920254; NCT03758443; NCT03635112 |
| Pan JAK inhibitor | Peficitinib (JNJ-54781532) | UC | PO | Ph2 completed | NCT01959282 |
| TYK2/JAK1 inhibitor | Brepocitinib (PF-06700841) | UC, CD | PO | UC: Ph2 completedCD: Ph2 completed | NCT02958865; NCT03395184 |
| JAK3/TEC family inhibitor | Ritlecitinib (PF-06651600) | UC, CD | PO | UC: Ph2 completedCD: Ph2 completed | NCT02958865; NCT03395184 |
| TYK2 inhibitor | Zasocitinib (TAK-279) | UC, CD | PO | UC: Two Ph2 recruitingCD: Two Ph2 recruiting | NCT06254950; NCT06233461; NCT06764615 (joint for UC and CD) |
| TYK2 inhibitor | Deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) | UC, CD | PO | UC: Ph2 completedCD: Ph2 completed | NCT04613518; NCT03934216; NCT04877990 |
| JAK1/TYK2 inhibitor | TLL018 | UC | PO | Ph2 withdrawn | NCT05121402 |
| JAK3/TYK2/Ark5 inhibitor | OST-122 | UC | PO | Ph1/2 completed | NCT04353791 |
| S1PR1 modulator | Tamuzimod (VTX002) | UC | PO | Ph2 ongoing | NCT05156125 |
| TNFα inhibitor | Balinatunfib (SAR441566) | CD, UC | PO | UC: Ph2 recruitingCD: Ph2 recruiting | NCT06867094; NCT06637631 |
| PDE4 inhibitor | Mufemilast (Hemay005) | UC | PO | Ph2 ongoing | NCT05486104 |
| PDE4 inhibitor | Apremilast | UC | PO | Ph2 completed | NCT02289417 |
| PDE4 inhibitor | Tetomilast (OPC-6535) | UC, CD | PO | UC: Ph3 completedCD: Ph2/3 completed | NCT00092508; NCT00064454; NCT00064441; NCT00989573 |
| α4β7 inhibitor | GS-1427 | UC | PO | Ph2 recruiting | NCT06290934 |
| α4 inhibitor | AJM300 (carotegrast methyl) | UC | PO | Ph3 completed | NCT03531892 |
| α4β7 inhibitor | MORF-057 | CD, UC | PO | UC: Ph2b ongoingCD: Ph2 recruiting | NCT05611671; NCT05291689; NCT06226883 |
| SYK inhibitor | Lanraplenib (BI 3032950) | UC | IV, SC | Ph2 ongoing | NCT06636656 |
| TPL2 inhibitor | Tilpisertib fosmecarbil (GS-5290) | UC | PO | Ph2 recruiting | NCT06029972 |
| RIPK1 inhibitor | SAR443122 (DNL758) | UC | PO | Ph2 recruiting | NCT05588843 |
| Renin inhibitor | SPH3127 | UC | PO | Ph2 completed | NCT05019742; NCT05770609 |
| NLRP3 inhibitor | Usnoflast (ZYIL1) | UC | PO | Ph2 completed | NCT06398808 |
| ALK5 inhibitor | AGMB-129 | CD | PO | Ph2 ongoing | NCT05843578 |
| IL-23 inhibitor | Icotrokinra (JNJ-77242113) | UC | PO | Ph2 ongoing | NCT06049017 |
*: The search on ClinicalTrials.gov was completed by July 1st, 2025. IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; MoA: mechanism of action; RoA: route of administration; JAK1: Janus kinase 1; UC: ulcerative colitis; CD: Crohn’s disease; PO: oral administration; TYK2: tyrosine kinase 2; Ark5: AMP-activated protein kinase-related protein kinase 5; S1PR1: sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; PDE4: phosphodiesterase 4; SYK: spleen tyrosine kinase; IV: intravenous; SC: subcutaneous; TPL2: tumor progression locus 2; RIPK1: receptor-interacting serine/threonine protein kinase 1; NLRP3: NLR family pyrin domain containing 3; ALK5: activin receptor-like kinase 5; IL: interleukin.
We extend our sincere appreciation to Dr. Haifeng Tang for his careful review of the manuscript and expert insights into the chemical aspects discussed herein. We are thankful to Dr. Dafydd Thomas for his careful proofreading of our manuscript.
YZ: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. FS: Conceptualization, Writing—review & editing. Both authors read and approved the submitted version.
Authors YZ and FS, and HT and DT mentioned in the Acknowledgments section are full-time employees of QuantX Biosciences Inc.
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