From:  Advancements in therapeutic strategies and drug development for inflammatory bowel diseases

 Drug development pipeline for IBD: small molecule therapies*.

MoADrug nameIndicationRoAHighest clinical stageClinical trials
JAK1-biased inhibitorFilgotinib (Jyseleca; GLPG0634)UC, CDPOUC: EU, UK, and Japan approved
CD: Ph3 completed
NCT02914522; NCT06865417; NCT02914535; NCT06964113; NCT02914561
JAK1-biased inhibitorIvarmacitinib (SHR0302)UC, CDPOUC: Ph3 unknown status
CD: Ph2 completed
NCT05181137; NCT03675477; NCT03677648
Pan JAK inhibitorIzencitinib (TD-1473)UC, CDPOUC: Ph2/3 terminated
CD: Ph2 terminated
NCT03920254; NCT03758443; NCT03635112
Pan JAK inhibitorPeficitinib (JNJ-54781532)UCPOPh2 completedNCT01959282
TYK2/JAK1 inhibitorBrepocitinib (PF-06700841)UC, CDPOUC: Ph2 completed
CD: Ph2 completed
NCT02958865; NCT03395184
JAK3/TEC family inhibitorRitlecitinib (PF-06651600)UC, CDPOUC: Ph2 completed
CD: Ph2 completed
NCT02958865; NCT03395184
TYK2 inhibitorZasocitinib (TAK-279)UC, CDPOUC: Two Ph2 recruiting
CD: Two Ph2 recruiting
NCT06254950; NCT06233461; NCT06764615 (joint for UC and CD)
TYK2 inhibitorDeucravacitinib (BMS-986165)UC, CDPOUC: Ph2 completed
CD: Ph2 completed
NCT04613518; NCT03934216; NCT04877990
JAK1/TYK2 inhibitorTLL018UCPOPh2 withdrawnNCT05121402
JAK3/TYK2/Ark5 inhibitorOST-122UCPOPh1/2 completedNCT04353791
S1PR1 modulatorTamuzimod (VTX002)UCPOPh2 ongoingNCT05156125
TNFα inhibitorBalinatunfib (SAR441566)CD, UCPOUC: Ph2 recruiting
CD: Ph2 recruiting
NCT06867094; NCT06637631
PDE4 inhibitorMufemilast (Hemay005)UCPOPh2 ongoingNCT05486104
PDE4 inhibitorApremilastUCPOPh2 completedNCT02289417
PDE4 inhibitorTetomilast (OPC-6535)UC, CDPOUC: Ph3 completed
CD: Ph2/3 completed
NCT00092508; NCT00064454; NCT00064441; NCT00989573
α4β7 inhibitorGS-1427UCPOPh2 recruitingNCT06290934
α4 inhibitorAJM300 (carotegrast methyl)UCPOPh3 completedNCT03531892
α4β7 inhibitorMORF-057CD, UCPOUC: Ph2b ongoing
CD: Ph2 recruiting
NCT05611671; NCT05291689; NCT06226883
SYK inhibitorLanraplenib (BI 3032950)UCIV, SCPh2 ongoingNCT06636656
TPL2 inhibitorTilpisertib fosmecarbil (GS-5290)UCPOPh2 recruitingNCT06029972
RIPK1 inhibitorSAR443122 (DNL758)UCPOPh2 recruitingNCT05588843
Renin inhibitorSPH3127UCPOPh2 completedNCT05019742; NCT05770609
NLRP3 inhibitorUsnoflast (ZYIL1)UCPOPh2 completedNCT06398808
ALK5 inhibitorAGMB-129CDPOPh2 ongoingNCT05843578
IL-23 inhibitorIcotrokinra (JNJ-77242113)UCPOPh2 ongoingNCT06049017

*: 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.