Risankizumab - AbbVie/Boehringer Ingelheim
Alternative Names: ABBV 066; BI-655066; risankizumab-rzaa; SKYRIZILatest Information Update: 06 May 2026
At a glance
- Originator Boehringer Ingelheim
- Developer AbbVie; Boehringer Ingelheim
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antiasthmatics; Antipsoriatics; Antirheumatics; Monoclonal antibodies; Skin disorder therapies
- Mechanism of Action Interleukin-23 subunit p19 inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Crohn's disease
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 Crohn's disease; Plaque psoriasis; Psoriasis; Psoriatic arthritis; Ulcerative colitis
- Registered Erythrodermic psoriasis; Generalised pustular psoriasis
- Phase III Palmoplantar pustulosis
- Phase II Atopic dermatitis; Hidradenitis suppurativa
- No development reported Unspecified
- Discontinued Ankylosing spondylitis; Asthma
Most Recent Events
- 27 Apr 2026 AbbVie anticipates approval of Risankizumab for treatment of adult patients with Crohn's disease in USA (SC)
- 27 Apr 2026 AbbVie files a regulatory application for treatment of adult patients with Crohn's disease in USA (SC)
- 08 Mar 2026 AbbVie plans a phase I pharmacokinetics trial in healthy subjects in March 2026 (IV, SC) (NCT07466550)