Ivarmacitinib - Arcutis Biotherapeutics/Jiangsu HengRui Medicine
Alternative Names: ARQ-252; ARQ-255; Ivarmacitinib sulfate; SHR-0302Latest Information Update: 09 Jan 2026
At a glance
- Originator Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co.
- Developer Arcutis Biotherapeutics; Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co.; Reistone Biopharma
- Class 2 ring heterocyclic compounds; Amides; Amines; Anti-inflammatories; Antineoplastics; Antipsoriatics; Antirheumatics; Cyclopentanes; Heterocyclic bicyclo compounds; Methyl ethers; Pyrimidines; Pyrroles; Pyrrolidines; Skin disorder therapies; Small molecules; Sulfates; Thiadiazoles
- Mechanism of Action Janus kinase 1 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 Alopecia areata; Ankylosing spondylitis; Atopic dermatitis; Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis; Psoriatic arthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ulcerative colitis; Vitiligo
- Phase II Crohn's disease; Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
- Phase I Graft-versus-host disease
- Preclinical Eczema
Most Recent Events
- 18 Dec 2025 Launched for Alopecia areata in China (PO) before December 2025 (Jiangsu HengRui Medicine pipeline, December 2025)
- 18 Dec 2025 Launched for Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (Treatment-resistant) in China (PO) before December 2025 (Jiangsu HengRui Medicine pipeline, December 2025)
- 18 Dec 2025 Launched for Ulcerative colitis in China (PO) before December 2025 (Jiangsu HengRui Medicine pipeline, December 2025)