Bimekizumab - UCB
Alternative Names: Anti-IL-17-mAb-UCB; Anti-IL-17-monoclonal-antibody-UCB; Anti-interleukin-17-monoclonal-antibody-UCB; bimekizumab-bkzx; BIMZELX; Bimzelx; BKZ; CDP-4940; UCB-4940Latest Information Update: 22 Sep 2026
At a glance
- Originator UCB
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antipsoriatics; Antirheumatics; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies; Skin disorder therapies
- Mechanism of Action IL17A protein inhibitors; IL17F protein inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
No
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 Axial spondyloarthritis; Erythrodermic psoriasis; Plaque psoriasis; Pustular psoriasis
- Registered Ankylosing spondylitis; Hidradenitis suppurativa; Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis; Psoriatic arthritis
- Phase III Palmoplantar pustulosis
- No development reported Psoriasis
- Discontinued Rheumatoid arthritis; Ulcerative colitis
Most Recent Events
- 09 Aug 2026 UCB Biopharma completes the phase III BE MOVING trial in Ankylosing spondylitis in USA, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey and UK (SC) (NCT04436640)
- 29 Jul 2026 UCB Biopharma completes enrolment in a phase-III clinical trials in Hidradenitis suppurativa (In children, In adolescents, Treatment-resistant) in Germany, Poland (SC) (NCT06921850)
- 22 Jul 2026 UCB Biopharma completes the Phase-III BE HEARD EXT trials in Hidradenitis suppurativa (Treatment-experienced) in Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Spain, Turkey, UK, Japan (SC) (NCT04901195)