Pegrizeprument - Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: Anti CD28 monoclonal antibody - OSE Therapeutics; FR-104; VEL-101Latest Information Update: 30 Apr 2026
At a glance
- Originator Effimune
- Developer Biomedical Primate Research Center; Janssen Biotech; Nantes University Hospital; OSE Immunotherapeutics; Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antipsoriatics; Antirheumatics; Eye disorder therapies; Fab fragments; Monoclonal antibodies
- Mechanism of Action CD28 antigen inhibitors; T lymphocyte inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Heart transplant rejection; Liver transplant rejection
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase I/II Transplant rejection
- No development reported Encephalomyelitis; Multiple sclerosis; Psoriasis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Uveitis
Most Recent Events
- 22 Apr 2026 Pegrizeprument - Veloxis Pharmaceuticals receives Orphan Drug status for Heart transplant rejection (Prevention) in USA
- 21 Jan 2026 Pegrizeprument - Veloxis Pharmaceuticals receives Orphan Drug status for Liver transplant rejection (Prevention) in USA
- 18 Jan 2026 Veloxis Pharmaceuticals plans a phase II RENGEVITY-201 trial for Transplant rejection (Prevention) in July 2026 (Parenteral) (NCT07290777)