Apraglutide - Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: FE 203799; GLP2 analouge; Glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor agonist - Ferring Pharmaceuticals/Ironwood PharmaceuticalsLatest Information Update: 05 Mar 2026
At a glance
- Originator Ferring Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Ironwood Pharmaceuticals; Therachon
- Class Glucagon-like peptides
- Mechanism of Action Glucagon-like peptide 2 receptor agonists
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Graft-versus-host disease; Short bowel 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
- Preregistration Short bowel syndrome
- Phase I Unspecified
- No development reported Gastrointestinal disorders
- Discontinued Graft-versus-host disease
Most Recent Events
- 25 Feb 2026 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals plans a confirmatory phase III STARS-2 trial for Short bowel syndrome in USA (SC), in the second half of 2026
- 07 Aug 2025 Efficacy data from the phase III STARS Extend trial in Short bowel syndrome released by
- 07 Aug 2025 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals announces intention to align with the FDA, in the fourth quarter of 2025