Apraglutide - Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: FE 203799; GLP2 analouge; Glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor agonist - Ferring Pharmaceuticals/Ironwood PharmaceuticalsLatest Information Update: 10 Aug 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
- No development reported Gastrointestinal disorders; Unspecified
- Discontinued Graft-versus-host disease
Most Recent Events
- 30 Jun 2026 VectivBio initiates enrolment in the phase-III STARS-2 trial for Short bowel syndrome in USA (SC) (NCT07742735)
- 07 May 2026 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals plans a confirmatory phase III STARS-2 trial for Short bowel syndrome in USA (SC), in the second quarter of 2026
- 28 Apr 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Unspecified(In volunteers) in Netherlands (SC, Injection)