Apremilast - Amgen
Alternative Names: AMG-407; CC-10004; CC-1004; OTEZLALatest Information Update: 01 Jan 2026
At a glance
- Originator Celgene Corporation
- Developer Amgen; Baylor Research Institute; Celgene Corporation
- Class Acetamides; Anti-inflammatories; Antiasthmatics; Antineoplastics; Antipsoriatics; Antirheumatics; Antivirals; Isoindoles; Phthalimides; Skin disorder therapies; Small molecules; Sulfones
- Mechanism of Action Type 4 cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Behcet's syndrome; Ulcerative colitis
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 Behcet's syndrome; Plaque psoriasis; Psoriatic arthritis
- Phase III Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Palmoplantar pustulosis; Psoriasis
- Phase II Lichen planus
- Discontinued Ankylosing spondylitis; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Bullous pemphigoid; Cancer; COVID 2019 infections; Crohn's disease; Eczema; Hidradenitis suppurativa; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ulcerative colitis
Most Recent Events
- 12 Dec 2025 Amgen completes a phase III long-term extension trial for Plaque psoriasis (In children, In adolescents) in USA, Spain, Italy, Israel, France, Czech Republic, Russia, Canada and Belgium (PO) (NCT04175613)
- 05 Dec 2025 Amgen completes the phase-III ESSENCE trial for Plaque psoriasis in China (PO) (NCT06122649)
- 24 Oct 2025 Efficacy data from the phase IV FOREMOST trial in Psoriatic arthritis presented at the ACR Conference 2025