Baricitinib - Eli Lilly and Company/Incyte Corporation
Alternative Names: INCB 028050; INCB 28050; LY 3009104; OlumiantLatest Information Update: 20 Aug 2026
At a glance
- Originator Incyte Corporation
- Developer Eli Lilly; Eli Lilly and Company; Incyte Corporation; Natco Pharma
- Class Acetonitriles; Anti-inflammatories; Antipsoriatics; Antirheumatics; Azetidines; Eye disorder therapies; Pyrazoles; Pyrimidines; Pyrroles; Skin disorder therapies; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Janus kinase 1 inhibitors; Janus kinase 2 inhibitors; TYK2 kinase inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Systemic lupus erythematosus
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Alopecia areata; Atopic dermatitis; Rheumatoid arthritis
- Registered COVID 2019 infections
- Phase III Diabetes mellitus; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Type 1 diabetes mellitus; Uveitis
- Phase II/III Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome; Hereditary autoinflammatory diseases
- Discontinued Diabetic nephropathies; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Psoriasis; Psoriatic arthritis; Systemic lupus erythematosus
Most Recent Events
- 22 May 2026 Eli Lilly and Company completes phase-III clinical trials in Atopic dermatitis (In adolescents, In children) in Argentina, Germany, Poland, Spain and United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Taiwan (PO) (NCT03952559) (EudraCT2018-000349-38)
- 31 Mar 2026 Updated efficacy data from the phase-II/III BRAVE-AA1 trial in Alopecia areata presented at theAmerican Academy of Dermatology annual Meeting-2026 (AAD-2026)
- 27 Feb 2026 Preregistration for Alopecia areata (In adolescents) in European Union (PO)