Telitacicept - Yantai Rongchang Pharmaceutical
Alternative Names: RC-18; RCT-18; Tai’aiLatest Information Update: 03 Sep 2025
At a glance
- Originator RemeGen
- Class Antirheumatics; Eye disorder therapies; Immunoglobulin Fc fragments; Recombinant fusion proteins; Urologics
- Mechanism of Action B cell activating factor inhibitors; Immunomodulators; Tumour necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13 inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
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 Myasthenia gravis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Phase III IgA nephropathy; Neuromyelitis optica
- Phase II Lupus nephritis; Multiple sclerosis; Sjogren's syndrome
Most Recent Events
- 27 Aug 2025 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase III trial in IgA nephropathy released by Vor Biopharma
- 13 Aug 2025 RemeGen intends to submit BLA to National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for Sjogren’s disease
- 13 Aug 2025 Vor Biopharma intends to file an application to support the potential approval of telitacicept for the treatment of generalized Myasthenia gravis in USA, Europe, and Japan