AbbVie gets FDA nod for Rinvoq
AbbVie has received the Food and Drug Administration’s green light for Rinvoq (upadacitinib), a 15-mg, once-daily oral Janus kinase inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to methotrexate.
"Despite the availability of multiple treatment options with varying mechanisms of action, many patients still do not achieve clinical remission or low disease activity—the primary treatment goals for rheumatoid arthritis," said Roy Fleischmann, primary investigator for SELECT-COMPARE and clinical professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. "With this FDA approval, Rinvoq has the potential to help additional people living with RA achieve remission who have not yet reached this goal."
"The discovery and development of Rinvoq is indicative of AbbVie's long-standing commitment to advancing the science for people living with immune-mediated conditions," AbbVie vice chairman and president Michael Severino said. "Today's FDA approval marks an important milestone in our pursuit to deliver innovative medicines that advance care for people living with rheumatoid arthritis."
"Despite the availability of multiple treatment options with varying mechanisms of action, many patients still do not achieve clinical remission or low disease activity—the primary treatment goals for rheumatoid arthritis," said Roy Fleischmann, primary investigator for SELECT-COMPARE and clinical professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. "With this FDA approval, Rinvoq has the potential to help additional people living with RA achieve remission who have not yet reached this goal."
"The discovery and development of Rinvoq is indicative of AbbVie's long-standing commitment to advancing the science for people living with immune-mediated conditions," AbbVie vice chairman and president Michael Severino said. "Today's FDA approval marks an important milestone in our pursuit to deliver innovative medicines that advance care for people living with rheumatoid arthritis."