Gevokizumab - Novartis
Alternative Names: S-78989; VPM 087; XMA-005.2; XMA-0052; XOMA-052Latest Information Update: 28 Feb 2026
At a glance
- Originator XOMA
- Developer IRIS; National Eye Institute; North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; Novartis; Servier; University of Zurich; XOMA
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antiacnes; Antigouts; Antihyperglycaemics; Antineoplastics; Antirheumatics; Cardiovascular therapies; Eye disorder therapies; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies; Skin disorder therapies; Vascular disorder therapies
- Mechanism of Action Interleukin 1 beta inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Pyoderma; Uveitis; Behcet's syndrome
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- No development reported Colorectal cancer; Gastric cancer; Oesophageal cancer; Renal cell carcinoma
- Discontinued Acne vulgaris; Acute coronary syndromes; Diabetic nephropathies; Giant cell arteritis; Gout; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Labyrinthitis; Myositis; Osteoarthritis; Pyoderma; Rheumatoid arthritis; Schnitzler syndrome; Scleritis; Type 1 diabetes mellitus; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Uveitis
Most Recent Events
- 28 Feb 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Colorectal-cancer(Combination therapy, First-line therapy, Metastatic disease) in Australia (IV)
- 28 Feb 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Colorectal-cancer(Combination therapy, First-line therapy, Metastatic disease) in Belgium (IV)
- 28 Feb 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Colorectal-cancer(Combination therapy, First-line therapy, Metastatic disease) in Canada (IV)