AbbVie arthritis med meets late-stage study goal

The company's experimental drug upadacitinib was able to stop progression of moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis

June 5, 2018

AbbVie's experimental drug upadacitinib met its goal of stopping progression of moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis in a late-stage trial. It was tested as a monotherapy in patients who have not been treated with methotrexate, a chemotherapy agent.

The med is a JAK inhibitor, which work by blocking inflammation-causing enzymes known as Janus kinases. AbbVie is planning to submit a U.S. marketing application in the second half of 2018.

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