Icotrokinra - Janssen Biotech
Alternative Names: ICOTYDE; JNJ 77242113; JNJ-2113; PN-21235; PN-235Latest Information Update: 10 Apr 2026
At a glance
- Originator Protagonist Therapeutics
- Developer Janssen Biotech
- Class Amides; Anti-inflammatories; Antipsoriatics; Antirheumatics; Butyric acids; Disulfides; Ethanolamines; Indoles; Naphthalenes; Pentanoic acids; Peptides; Phenyl ethers; Pyridines; Sulfhydryl compounds
- Mechanism of Action Interleukin-23 receptor antagonists
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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
- Registered Plaque psoriasis
- Phase III Erythrodermic psoriasis; Generalised pustular psoriasis; Psoriatic arthritis; Ulcerative colitis
- Phase II/III Crohn's disease
Most Recent Events
- 28 Mar 2026 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase III ICONIC-LEAD trial in Plaque Psoriasis released by Johnson & Johnson
- 20 Mar 2026 Protagonist Therapeutics has patent protection for oral peptide IL-23 inhibitors and their use to treat inflammatory bowel diseases in USA, South Korea, Europe, China, Australia and Japan
- 20 Mar 2026 Protagonist Therapeutics has patents pending for oral peptide IL-23 inhibitors and their use to treat inflammatory bowel diseases in Singapore, Russia, China, Canada and Israel