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JAK inhibitors are a class of medications that work by blocking Janus kinases (JAKs), enzymes that are involved in the signaling pathways of various cytokines and growth factors. JAK inhibitors offer a more targeted approach to treating immune-mediated diseases compared to traditional therapies like corticosteroids or conventional immunosuppressants; this specificity reduces side effects and increases efficacy and is a major driver for the demand for JAK inhibitors. LAS VEGAS, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DelveInsight's ' JAK Inhibitors Pipeline Insight 2024 ' report provides comprehensive global coverage of pipeline JAK inhibitors in various stages of clinical development, major pharmaceutical companies are working to advance the pipeline space and future growth potential of the JAK inhibitors pipeline domain. Key Takeaways from the JAK Inhibitors Pipeline Report DelveInsight's JAK inhibitors pipeline report depicts a robust space with 50+ active players working to develop 55+ pipeline JAK inhibitors. Key JAK inhibitors companies such as Incyte Corporation, Celon Pharma, Aclaris Therapeutics, Sareum, AstraZeneca, Incyte Corporation, Ajax Therapeutics, Pfizer, GSK, Dizal Pharmaceutical, Confluence Life Sciences, Celon Pharma, Incyte Corporation, Arcutis Biotherapeutics/Reistone Biopharma, Esker Therapeutics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical and others are evaluating new JAK Inhibitors drugs to improve the treatment landscape. Promising pipeline JAK inhibitors such as Povorcitinib, CPL409116, ATI-2138, SDC 1802, AZD 4604, INCB-160058, Research programme: JAK2 inhibitors, Ritlecitinib, Momelotinib, DZD4205, ATI 2138, CPL 409116, Itacitinib, Ivarmacitinib, ESK 001, Repotrectinib, Rovadicitinib, and others are under different phases of JAK inhibitors clinical trials. In October 2024, Pelabresib in combination with ruxolitinib showed benefit in treating patients with JAK Inhibitor-Naïve Myelofibrosis significantly reduced splenomegaly, and improved anemia that has not been previously treated with Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis). In September 2024, Eli Lilly and Company and EVA Pharma announced that the companies have agreed to expand access to baricitinib to an estimated 20,000 people in 49 low- to middle-income countries in Africa by 2030. In May 2024, Ajax Therapeutics, Inc., announced that it had received clearance for its Investigational New Drug application from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a Phase I clinical study of AJ1–11095, a first-in-class Type II JAK2 inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis. In February 2024, Novartis announced that it intends to acquire MorphoSys. The acquisition, which was unanimously approved by the boards of both Novartis and MorphoSys, is expected to close in the first half of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. In January 2024, NS Pharma received orphan drug designation (ODD) from the European Commission (EC) for NS-229, which is being developed to treat eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare autoimmune disease. In December 2023, Sun Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it has entered a licensing agreement with Aclaris Therapeutics Inc., the company announced in a regulatory filing. Under the agreement, Aclaris granted Sun Pharma exclusive rights under certain patents for the use of deuruxolitinib, Sun Pharma's JAK inhibitor, or other isotopic forms of ruxolitinib, to treat alopecia areata (AA) or androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Request a sample and discover the recent advances in JAK inhibitors drugs @ JAK Inhibitors Pipeline Report The JAK inhibitors pipeline report provides detailed profiles of pipeline assets, a comparative analysis of clinical and non-clinical stage JAK inhibitors drugs, inactive and dormant assets, a comprehensive assessment of driving and restraining factors, and an assessment of opportunities and risks in the JAK inhibitors clinical trial landscape. JAK Inhibitors Overview Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are a class of medications designed to interfere with the activity of the Janus kinase family of enzymes, which play a crucial role in the signaling pathways of immune responses. These enzymes are key mediators in transmitting signals from cytokines and growth factors, which regulate blood cell production and immune system function. By blocking these signals, JAK inhibitors help to control the overactive immune response seen in several inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. They have shown significant efficacy in treating conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis, among others. The most common JAK inhibitors include tofacitinib, baricitinib, and upadacitinib, which are administered orally. Beyond their role in autoimmune diseases, JAK inhibitors are also being explored for use in treating certain cancers and myeloproliferative disorders, where abnormal JAK signaling contributes to uncontrolled cell growth. In diseases like myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera, JAK inhibitors can help reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. However, there are potential side effects associated with their use, including increased susceptibility to infections, blood clots, and cardiovascular risks, given their impact on the immune system. As research continues, the therapeutic potential of JAK inhibitors is expanding, offering new hope for patients with difficult-to-treat conditions. Find out more about JAK inhibitors drugs @ JAK Inhibitors Analysis A snapshot of the Pipeline JAK Inhibitors Drugs mentioned in the report: Learn more about the emerging JAK inhibitors @ JAK Inhibitors Clinical Trials JAK Inhibitors Therapeutics Assessment The JAK inhibitors pipeline report proffers an integral view of the emerging JAK inhibitors segmented by stage, product type, molecule type, and route of administration. Scope of the JAK Inhibitors Pipeline Report Coverage: Global Therapeutic Assessment By Product Type: Mono, Combination, Mono/Combination Therapeutic Assessment By Clinical Stages: Discovery, Pre-clinical, Phase I, Phase II, Phase III Therapeutics Assessment By Route of Administration: Oral, Intravenous, Subcutaneous, Parenteral, Topical Therapeutics Assessment By Molecule Type: Recombinant fusion proteins, Small molecule, Monoclonal antibody, Peptide, Polymer, Gene therapy Key JAK Inhibitors Companies: Incyte Corporation, Celon Pharma, Aclaris Therapeutics, Sareum, AstraZeneca, Incyte Corporation, Ajax Therapeutics, Pfizer, GSK, Dizal Pharmaceutical, Confluence Life Sciences, Celon Pharma, Incyte Corporation, Arcutis Biotherapeutics/Reistone Biopharma, Esker Therapeutics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical, and others. Key JAK Inhibitors Pipeline Therapies: Povorcitinib, CPL409116, ATI-2138, SDC 1802, AZD 4604, INCB-160058, Research programme: JAK2 inhibitors, Ritlecitinib, Momelotinib, DZD4205, ATI 2138, CPL 409116, Itacitinib, Ivarmacitinib, ESK 001, Repotrectinib, Rovadicitinib, and others. Dive deep into rich insights for new JAK inhibitors, visit @ JAK Inhibitors Drugs Table of Contents For further information on the JAK inhibitors pipeline therapeutics, reach out @ JAK Inhibitors Therapeutics Related Reports JAK Inhibitors Market JAK Inhibitors Market Size, Target Population, Competitive Landscape & Market Forecast – 2034 report provides comprehensive insights about the pipeline landscape, pipeline drug profiles, including clinical and non-clinical stage products, and the key JAK inhibitors companies, including Eli Lilly and Company, Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, Incyte Corporation, Kartos Therapeutics, Inc., Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A, Sanofi, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Celgene, Abivax S.A., Telios Pharma, Inc., AstraZeneca, Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc, TWi Biotechnology, Inc., Geron Corporation, Ajax Therapeutics, Inc., among others. 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First Influenza Vaccine That Does Not Need to be Administered by a Health Care Provider SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved FluMist for self- or caregiver-administration. FluMist is approved for the prevention of influenza disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and B in individuals 2 through 49 years of age. FluMist is sprayed into the nose and has been used safely and effectively for many years. It was initially approved by the FDA in 2003 for use in individuals 5 through 49 years of age, and in 2007, the FDA approved the use of FluMist to include children 2 through 5 years of age. It is the first vaccine to prevent influenza, more commonly known as the flu, that does not need to be administered by a health care provider. "Today's approval of the first influenza vaccine for self- or caregiver-administration provides a new option for receiving a safe and effective seasonal influenza vaccine potentially with greater convenience, flexibility and accessibility for individuals and families," said Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. "Getting vaccinated each year is the best way to prevent influenza, which causes illness in a substantial proportion of the U.S. population every year and may result in serious complications, including hospitalization and death. This approval adds another option for vaccination against influenza disease and demonstrates the FDA's commitment to advancing public health." The flu is a common and contagious respiratory disease that is caused by influenza viruses that typically circulate during the fall and winter in the U.S. It can cause mild to severe illness with a range of symptoms that usually appear suddenly, such as body aches, fever, coughing, sore throat, tiredness and a stuffy or runny nose. Flu can be life-threatening and cause serious complications that can lead to hospitalization or death, particularly in high-risk groups such as the elderly, young children and people with certain chronic medical conditions. Each flu season is different and the health impacts can be substantial and vary widely from season to season, with some flu seasons being worse than others. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu has resulted in about 9.3 million to 41 million illnesses, 100,000 to 710,000 hospitalizations and 4,900 to 51,000 deaths annually between 2010 and 2023. Numerous FDA-approved vaccines are available each flu season to prevent influenza. FluMist contains a weakened form of live influenza virus strains and is sprayed in the nose. A prescription is still required to receive FluMist. There are now two approved options for receiving FluMist. The vaccine may be administered by a health care provider in a health care setting (including a pharmacy) or it may be administered by the vaccine recipient or a caregiver who is 18 years of age or older. The most commonly reported side effects of FluMist are fever over 100°F in children 2 through 6 years of age, runny nose and nasal congestion in individuals 2 through 49 years of age and a sore throat in adults 18 through 49 years of age. For those interested in self- or caregiver-administration, the vaccine manufacturer plans to make the vaccine available through a third-party online pharmacy. Those who choose this option will complete a screening and eligibility assessment when they order FluMist. The third-party pharmacy determines eligibility based on the completed screening and, if it is determined that the intended vaccine recipient is eligible, the pharmacy writes the prescription and ships the vaccine to the address provided by the individual who placed the order. The vaccine can then be administered to the prescribed household member(s) at their convenience. A caregiver should administer FluMist to individuals 2 through 17 years of age, as individuals in this age group should not self-administer the vaccine. A study was conducted with vaccine recipients and caregivers to evaluate whether the instructions for use were appropriately designed so that recipients and caregivers could safely and effectively use the vaccine. Vaccine recipients and caregivers who administer FluMist will be sent the vaccine, the Prescribing Information, Information for Patients and their Caregivers and Instructions for Use. The Instructions for Use provides detailed instructions for storage, administration and disposal of FluMist. The FDA granted this approval of FluMist (Influenza Vaccine Live, Intranasal) to MedImmune LLC. Media Contact: Cherie Duvall-Jones, (301) 357-0607 Consumer Inquiries: Email or 888-INFO-FDA The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, radiation-emitting electronic products, and for regulating tobacco products. SOURCE U.S. Food and Drug Administration WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM? 440k+ Newsrooms & Influencers 9k+ Digital Media Outlets 270k+ Journalists Opted In GET STARTED

→ The top leadership at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals is still undergoing a major makeover as president and COO Jeff Wade heads for the exit on Sept. 30 after 25 years with the Texas-based biotech. Wade won’t be around for the outcome of Lexicon’s latest attempt at an FDA nod in type 1 diabetes for sotagliflozin , which has a Dec. 20 decision date. The drug has already been approved for heart failure and is marketed as Inpefa . Lexicon laid off about 75 people in its sales and commercial teams in August “to right-size our promotional efforts around Inpefa for heart failure and reallocate resources to prepare for our potential launch” in type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, CEO Mike Exton said in a statement. Exton succeeded Lonnel Coats as CEO a month earlier. → Sarepta Therapeutics has appointed Genmab chair Deirdre Connelly to the board of directors. Connelly had a 26-year career with Eli Lilly before pivoting to GSK in 2009 as president, North America pharmaceuticals until her retirement in 2015. She’s also a board member at Macy’s and Lincoln Financial Group . Like Janet Woodcock before him, CBER Director Peter Marks helped Sarepta cross the goal line with a label expansion in June for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment Elevidys — overruling his own staff and befuddling experts. → Mitchell Chan has replaced Vit Vasista as CFO of Regenxbio at a time when the company plans to start a pivotal study for its own Duchenne gene therapy. It’s another big change for Regenxbio after Ken Mills became executive chairman and Curran Simpson succeeded Mills as CEO on July 1. Chan spent a year with Catalio Capital Management as operating partner after he was elevated to the CFO post at Viela Bio. Vasista had been finance chief since 2009 and will be an advisor until Jan. 3. → Here’s a look at some CEO news that we covered earlier this week: Former Kite Pharma commercial chief Warner Biddle has succeeded Peter Maag as CEO of Kyverna Therapeutics , which also added ex-Kite CEO Christi Shaw to the board. Shares $KYTX of Kyverna have taken a precipitous fall since its $319 million IPO in February. Ochre Bio co-founder Jack O’Meara is calling it quits after five years as CEO, but he tells Lei Lei Wu that he has an Alzheimer’s startup in the works. In a LinkedIn post announcing his departure, O’Meara also said that former F-star CEO and current Levicept chief Eliot Forster will be interim executive chair. And Shilpa Sambashivan has been promoted to CEO of Nura Bio , which stapled an additional $68 million to its Series A — bringing its total to $141 million. Sambashivan was a project team lead at Amgen before becoming a founding member at Nura Bio. → Matt Kane is taking the top spot at Celyad Oncology , a Belgian biotech that has seen considerable turnover at the top. Celyad co-founder Michel Lussier filled in as interim CEO for a second time after Georges Rawadi ’s sudden exit last December; he also took over when Filippo Petti stepped down in 2022. Kane co-founded Precision BioSciences with Derek Jantz and Jeff Smith , leading the company until he joined epigenome editing startup Tune Therapeutics as CEO in 2021. Kane’s LinkedIn page indicates that he left Tune in April, a year after he hired Jantz as CSO. → Ex- Prometheus Biosciences chief Mark McKenna has found a CFO at his new I&I bet, Mirador Therapeutics . Gregg Gilbert had been a managing director in the healthcare investment banking group for Bank of America Securities since 2021 and worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for 15 years. After selling Prometheus and its inflammatory bowel disease drug to Merck for $10.8 billion , McKenna wasted little time getting Mirador off the ground with a $400 million Series A in March, one of the largest private financing rounds of 2024. → GLP-1 competitor Structure Therapeutics has promoted Blai Coll to CMO and welcomed Ashley Hall as chief development officer. Coll, who replaces Mark Boch , had led clinical development for Raymond Stevens ’ crew since May 2022 and was cardiovascular and metabolic platform lead, medical affairs at the end of a six-year stint with Amgen. Hall is an Amgen vet in her own right who held the role of development chief at Reneo Pharmaceuticals . Structure’s stock price soared in June $GPCR when it produced efficacy data with its oral GLP-1 GSBR-1290 that was on par with Eli Lilly’s obesity drug orforglipron . → Novartis and Gilead veteran Matthias Will has succeeded Edgar Braendle as chief development officer at Autolus Therapeutics . Will had led clinical development at CRISPR Therapeutics and CytomX before his most recent gig as CMO of Dren Bio . The FDA is expected to make a decision by Nov. 16 on Autolus’ CD19-directed CAR-T obecabtagene autoleucel , or obe-cel . → According to an SEC filing , Crinetics chief commercial officer Jim Hassard will pack his bags on Oct. 14 in what’s described as a “termination without cause.” The 17-year Amgen vet came to Crinetics from Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in March 2022. Phase 3 successes with its acromegaly drug paltusotine have propelled Crinetics to an NDA filing “later this year” and “an expected market launch in 2025,” CEO Scott Struthers said in the San Diego biotech’s second-quarter report. CFO Mark Wilson cited personal reasons for his own upcoming departure, which was also included in Crinetics’ Q2 update. → Allosteric drug discovery shop HotSpot Therapeutics has introduced Alison O’Neill as CMO. O’Neill is the former medical chief at Surface Oncology , which was acquired by Coherus BioSciences last year for $65 million. She had a senior leadership role in the global oncology division at Sanofi and was VP of clinical development for Radius Health . → Ex- Icosavax CEO Adam Simpson has landed at Frazier Life Sciences as a venture partner on its company creation team and will work out of Frazier’s office in San Diego. Simpson sold the vaccine developer to AstraZeneca last December, and his previous company — celiac disease specialist PvP Biologics — was purchased by Takeda in 2020. → Ruben Tommasi has been named CSO of Entact Bio , a Watertown, MA-based biotech led by ex- Ribon Therapeutics CEO Victoria Richon that is developing enhancement-targeting chimeric molecules, or ENTACs. Tommasi has also held this role at Dunad Therapeutics and AstraZeneca spinout Entasis Therapeutics . Entact Bio has kept a relatively low profile since its $81 million Series A in 2022, but it did show up in Peer Review this spring when it recruited fellow Entasis vet Michael Gutch as COO. → Third Rock ’s Treg developer Abata Therapeutics has resurfaced in Peer Review for the first time in more than a year, naming Joanne Beck as chief technical officer. The Shire and Celgene alum is the ex-technical chief at Aerium Therapeutics , the Covid biotech led by Rajeev Venkayya that recently shut down because of a surge in new variants. In April 2023, Abata poached Sonoma Biotherapeutics CMO Leonard Dragone for the same role . → Led by ex- Teva R&D chief Michael Hayden , neuro biotech Prilenia has tapped Rob Lauzen as CFO and Jason Marks as chief legal officer. Lauzen was VP, investor relations and head of financial planning & analysis at Dyne Therapeutics , which made a CMO change and lost its COO and CBO earlier this month. Marks just had a short stint with Teva as a senior legal advisor to global transactions and global finance. The Bausch Health alum has also been chief legal and compliance officer at Amarin . → San Francisco eye disease biotech Ray Therapeutics has selected Christopher Whitmore as CFO. Whitmore had held the same position with Immune-Onc Therapeutics since July 2022, and he was VP, finance & administration for Harpoon Therapeutics from 2018-21. Ray Therapeutics, which hauled in a $100 million Series A last year, will test its gene therapy RTx-015 in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. → Tris Pharma has promoted VP of marketing Manesh Naidu to the role of chief commercial officer. Naidu joined the New Jersey-based company in 2023 after a stint as chief marketing officer of Althera Pharmaceutical . Naidu’s résumé also includes stints at McKinsey , Mallinckrodt , Novartis, Pfizer and Bellerophon Therapeutics . In May, Tris snagged the first liquid non-stimulant ADHD drug approval in the US. Onyda XR will be used to treat ADHD in children at least 6 years of age. → Backed by Jeff Bezos , Seattle-based Nautilus Biotechnology has named Kentaro Suzuki as chief marketing officer. Suzuki most recently served as VP and general manager of Agilent Technologies’ mass spectrometry division. Before that, he was with Takeda and Hewlett-Packard . → San Francisco-based 89bio has appointed Teresa Perney as chief regulatory and quality officer. Perney held this title at EQRx after five years with Myovant Sciences as SVP of regulatory and quality. Madrigal Pharmaceuticals finally broke through with an FDA approval for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (also referred to as NASH), and 89bio is enrolling patients for late-stage studies of pegozafermin — one for non-cirrhotic MASH and another for MASH with compensated cirrhosis. “I’m eager to leverage my experience to navigate the regulatory landscape and help bring this innovative therapy to patients worldwide,” Perney said in a statement . → There’s also a new regulatory chief at Disc Medicine : Steve Caffé spent five years with CRISPR Therapeutics as head of regulatory affairs until his departure last December. Earlier, he had numerous stops as a regulatory exec with such companies as Ra Pharmaceuticals , Sucampo Pharmaceuticals , AMAG Pharmaceuticals and MedImmune . Shares of Disc $IRON fell sharply in early April after mixed data with its drug for a rare blood disorder called erythropoietic protoporphyria, but have rebounded since. → Although AI-designed drugs haven’t exactly lived up to the hype, companies like BPGbio are trying to flip the narrative. This week, GSK alum John Beeler has joined the team as SVP of business development. Beeler comes to BPGbio from Bristol Myers Squibb , where he took on the role of business development search & evaluation lead. → Macrocycle startup Circle Pharma has brought in Marie Evangelista as SVP and head of cancer biology, and promoted Constantine Kreatsoulas to SVP and head of discovery technology sciences. Evangelista spent the last two years as VP of oncology at one of the most ambitious AI drug developers , Recursion . The longtime Genentech vet also had a brief tenure with Frontier Medicines as senior director of translation medicine. Kreatsoulas had a nine-year run at GSK and was the pharma giant’s interim head, computational toxicology before coming to Circle in 2021 as head of research and VP, research informatics and computational chemistry. Circle disclosed its $54 million Series D in an SEC filing this summer. → South San Francisco-based Ideaya Biosciences has recruited Douglas Snyder as general counsel. Snyder most recently served as chief legal officer and secretary of GW Pharmaceuticals . Earlier in his career, Snyder was general counsel and secretary at Actelion and Eisai . Back in July, Ideaya inked a $406.5 million deal with Biocytogen . → Deerfield Group has rolled out the welcome mat for two new execs: Guy Varady as EVP, integrated marketing and Bob Josefsberg as EVP, communications. Before this, Varady was SVP, management supervisor for DDB Health and held a number of roles at IPG Health and Omnicom Health Group . Meanwhile, Josefsberg was VP, corporate communications at Karuna Therapeutics and managing director at Chamberlain Healthcare Public Relations . → Tempest Therapeutics , which revealed early PFS and OS data for its liver cancer combo last October, has brought on Sheldon Mullins as VP, regulatory affairs. Mullins joins the team after gigs at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Ardelyx . Earlier in his career, Mullins was with Anacor Pharmaceuticals , Onyx Pharmaceuticals and Genentech. In addition to Mullins’ appointment, Darrin Bomba and Henry Johnson have been promoted to the titles of VP, development operations and VP, CMC & medicinal chemistry, respectively. → Entrada Therapeutics CEO Dipal Doshi has picked up a seat on the board of directors at āshibio , a California biotech that will push its ex-Gilead drug andecaliximab into a Phase 2/3 study for patients with an ultra-rare bone disorder called fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). Āshibio came out of stealth mode this summer with a $40 million raise . → Akari Therapeutics , which is developing PAS-nomacopan for geographic atrophy, has elected former Epizyme CEO Rob Bazemore to the board of directors. Bazemore is also a board member at Ardelyx and Nuvation Bio .