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CRAVACITINIB

Small molecule targets TYK2 via inhibition

Developed for
psoriasis · systemic lupus erythematosus · psoriatic arthritis · ulcerative colitis · Crohn disease · palmoplantar pustulosis · Sjogren syndrome · alopecia areata
+20 more · atopic eczema · central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia · dermatomyositis · discoid lupus erythematosus · epidermolysis bullosa simplex · frontal fibrosing alopecia · generalized vitiligo · granuloma annulare · hidradenitis suppurativa · inherited ichthyosis · lichen planopilaris · lupus nephritis · pityriasis rubra pilaris · prostate cancer · psoriasis-related juvenile idiopathic arthritis · pyoderma gangrenosum · sarcoidosis · subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus · Takayasu arteritis · rosacea
Investigated by
Bristol-Myers Squibb · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · Mayo Clinic · University of California, San Francisco · AbbVie · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
+13 more · Brigham and Women's Hospital · Chinese SLE Treatment And Research Group · Covance · Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) · Peking University First Hospital · Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey · University of Alabama at Birmingham · University of Pennsylvania · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Yale University

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 7 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed psoriasis 2 milestones
Filed EU (EMA) — psoriasis 2021-11-29

“the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for deucravacitinib for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.” bms.com ↗

Filed US (FDA) — psoriasis 2021-11-29

“The FDA has accepted the NDA and the EMA has validated the Marketing Authorization Application for deucravacitinib” bms.com ↗

Filed psoriatic arthritis 2 milestones
Filed EU (EMA) Sotyktu psoriatic arthritis 2025-07-21

“The European Medicines Agency has also validated Bristol Myers Squibb's Type II variation application to expand the indication for Sotyktu to include this disease.” bms.com ↗

Filed US (FDA) Sotyktu psoriatic arthritis 2025-07-21

“the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) for the treatment of adults with...” bms.com ↗

Approved Indication not stated 3 milestones
Label expansion US (FDA) SOTYKTU — 2026-03-06 fda.gov ↗
Approved EU (EMA) Sotyktu — 2023-03-24 europa.eu ↗
Approved US (FDA) SOTYKTU — 2022-09-09 fda.gov ↗

Trials 77 · started per year

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US approved 2022
EU approved 2023
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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 02 trials
Phase 0 NCT05821374 Apr 2024 pyoderma gangrenosum Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 0 NCT05124080 Mar 2024 → Dec 2025 psoriasis University of Alabama at Birmingham Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 128 trials
Phase 1 NCT06566768 Oct 2024 → Jun 2025 — Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04949269 Jul 2021 → Jan 2022 — Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04671953 Dec 2020 → Mar 2021 — Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04536961 Sep → Dec 2020 — Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04305899 Aug → Nov 2020 — Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04249284 Feb → Mar 2020 — Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04209699 Dec 2019 → Feb 2020 — Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04113668 Oct → Nov 2019 — Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04086719 Sep → Oct 2019 — Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04065932 Aug → Dec 2019 lupus erythematosus Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 220 trials · 3 met primary · 2 missed
Phase 2 NCT07508488 May 2026 → Jun 2028 expected central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, frontal fibrosing alopecia Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07335796 Jan 2026 → Jan 2030 expected prostate cancer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07012057 Nov 2025 dermatomyositis National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06725264 Mar 2025 → Jun 2026 granuloma annulare, sarcoidosis Yale University Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 2 NCT06444399 Jul 2024 → Sep 2025 pityriasis rubra pilaris Mayo Clinic Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06327321 May 2024 → Nov 2026 expected generalized vitiligo Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06136403 Mar 2024 → Sep 2025 overdue epidermolysis bullosa simplex, inherited ichthyosis Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05997277 Nov 2023 → Feb 2025 hidradenitis suppurativa Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 2 NCT06091956 Nov 2023 → May 2024 lichen planopilaris Mayo Clinic Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05556265 Nov 2022 → Jan 2024 alopecia areata Bristol-Myers Squibb Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 314 trials · 5 met primary
Phase 3 NCT07791199 Dec 2026 → Oct 2030 expected Sjogren syndrome, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus Bristol-Myers Squibb Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT07116967 Sep 2025 → Jan 2031 expected psoriasis Bristol-Myers Squibb Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06869551 Mar 2025 → Mar 2030 expected psoriasis-related juvenile idiopathic arthritis Bristol-Myers Squibb Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05946941 Sep 2023 → Nov 2026 expected Sjogren syndrome Bristol-Myers Squibb Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05617677 Jan 2023 → Oct 2026 expected systemic lupus erythematosus Bristol-Myers Squibb Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05620407 Jan 2023 → Oct 2026 expected systemic lupus erythematosus Bristol-Myers Squibb Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04908189 Jul 2021 → Nov 2024 overdue psoriatic arthritis Bristol-Myers Squibb Active not recruiting Met primary
Phase 3 NCT04908202 Jul 2021 → Sep 2024 overdue psoriatic arthritis Bristol-Myers Squibb Active not recruiting Met primary
Phase 3 NCT04772079 Mar 2021 → Jan 2029 expected psoriasis Bristol-Myers Squibb Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04167462 Nov 2019 → Mar 2021 psoriasis Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed Met primary
Phase 412 trials · 3 met primary
Phase 4 NCT07352566 Aug 2026 → Jun 2030 expected atopic eczema, psoriasis University of California, San Francisco Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07280702 Jun 2026 → Dec 2027 expected psoriatic arthritis University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06875960 Feb 2026 → Jan 2028 expected systemic lupus erythematosus Bristol-Myers Squibb Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07013838 Jun 2025 → Dec 2027 expected Takayasu arteritis Chinese SLE Treatment And Research Group Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06476834 Jun → Nov 2024 — Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06333860 May 2024 → Mar 2026 psoriasis AbbVie Completed Met primary
Phase 4 NCT06042920 Oct 2023 → Apr 2025 psoriasis Bristol-Myers Squibb Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 4 NCT05858645 Oct 2023 → Jun 2028 expected psoriasis University of California, San Francisco Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05710185 Jul 2023 → Dec 2024 palmoplantar pustulosis Brigham and Women's Hospital Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 4 NCT05701995 Jan 2023 → Aug 2024 psoriasis Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed Met primary
Phase not applicable1 trial
— NCT07000630 Jun → Nov 2025 palmoplantar pustulosis Peking University First Hospital Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Comparator or background therapy8 trials
Phase 2 NCT06532136 Comparator Nov 2024 → Jan 2026 rosacea Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 2/3 NCT06281106 Comparator Jun 2024 → Mar 2025 psoriasis Prof Curdin Conrad Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 3 NCT07724366 Comparator Sep 2026 → Sep 2027 expected psoriasis Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Nanjing Shunxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT07326813 Comparator Jan 2026 → Jul 2027 expected psoriasis InventisBio Co., Ltd Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06979453 Comparator Dec 2025 → Oct 2029 expected psoriasis Bristol-Myers Squibb Recruiting No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 40

DateIssuerRelease
2026-09-30 Takeda Results Zasocitinib Delivered Superior Efficacy Versus Deucravacitinib in New Phase 3 Head-to-Head Results, Reinforcing Potential to Deliver Rapid and Durable Skin Clearance in a Convenient Once-Daily Pill takeda.com ↗
Head-to-head LATITUDE Atlas data showed zasocitinib demonstrated statistical superiority to deucravacitinib across the primary and all key secondary efficacy endpoints with higher rates of complete skin clearance observed as early as week 8
2026-09-17 Bristol-Myers Squibb Results Bristol Myers Squibb Presents Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) Data Showing Durable Efficacy, Consistent Safety in Adults with Psoriatic Arthritis Over Two Years bms.com ↗
Among patients who entered the OLE, Sotyktu demonstrated durable efficacy, with clinical responses continuing to improve from Week 16 through Week 52 and maintained through Week 104.
2026-06-11 Takeda Results Takeda’s Zasocitinib Significantly Outperforms Deucravacitinib in Head-to-Head Phase 3 Psoriasis Study, Promising to Redefine Oral Treatment Expectations takeda.com ↗
In the LATITUDE Atlas (TAK-279-PsO-3004) head-to-head study, zasocitinib demonstrated statistical superiority over deucravacitinib for the primary endpoint, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 100 response rate at week 16.
2026-05-08 Bristol-Myers Squibb Regulatory Bristol Myers Squibb Receives European Commission Approval of Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) for the Treatment of Active Psoriatic Arthritis in Adults bms.com ↗
Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) today announced that the European Commission has granted approval to Sotyktu (deucravacitinib), alone or in combination with methotrexate, for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in adults who have had an inadequate response or who have been intolerant to a prior disease-modifying antirheumatic (DMARD) therapy.
2026-03-27 AbbVie Results AbbVie to Highlight New Clinical and Real-World Evidence Advancing Standards of Care in Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases at the 2026 AAD Annual Meeting abbvie.com ↗
Results demonstrated that patients with higher levels of skin clearance (PASI 90 [RZB 57.3% vs DEU 22.9%] and PASI 100 [RZB 27.5% vs DEU 6.5%]), had greater resolution of psoriasis symptoms and quality of life (Psoriasis Symptom Scale 0/1 [RZB 58.0% vs DEU 26.3%] and DLQI 0/1 [RZB 64.1% vs DEU 30.5%]).
2026-03-06 Bristol-Myers Squibb Regulatory U.S. FDA Approves Bristol Myers Squibb’s Sotyktu® (deucravacitinib) for the Treatment of Adults with Active Psoriatic Arthritis bms.com ↗
Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sotyktu ® (deucravacitinib) for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
2025-10-27 Bristol-Myers Squibb Results Bristol Myers Squibb Presents Two Late-Breaking Presentations Demonstrating Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) Efficacy in Psoriatic Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus bms.com ↗
Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) today announced Week 52 data from the pivotal Phase 3 POETYK PsA-1 trial further confirming the efficacy and safety of Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) in adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who were not previously treated with a biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD).
2025-09-17 Janssen Research & Development, LLC Results Icotrokinra shows superiority to deucravacitinib in first reported head-to-head trials reinforcing promise of novel targeted oral peptide for treatment of plaque psoriasis jnj.com ↗
Icotrokinra showed superior skin clearance vs placebo (Week 16) and deucravacitinib (Weeks 16 and 24).
2025-09-17 Janssen Research & Development, LLC Results Icotrokinra shows superiority to deucravacitinib in first reported head-to-head trials reinforcing promise of novel targeted oral peptide for treatment of plaque psoriasis jnj.com ↗
Icotrokinra showed superior skin clearance vs placebo (Week 16) and deucravacitinib (Weeks 16 and 24).
2025-07-21 Janssen Research & Development, LLC Results Johnson & Johnson seeks first icotrokinra U.S. FDA approval aiming to revolutionize treatment paradigm for adults and adolescents with plaque psoriasis jnj.com ↗
2025-07-21 Bristol-Myers Squibb Regulatory Bristol Myers Squibb’s Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) for the Treatment of Adults with Active Psoriatic Arthritis Accepted for Review Across Four Regions Globally bms.com ↗
Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis.
2025-06-11 Bristol-Myers Squibb Results Bristol Myers Squibb Presents Late-Breaking Data from Pivotal Phase 3 POETYK PsA-1 Trial Demonstrating Superiority of Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) Compared with Placebo in Adults with Psoriatic Arthritis bms.com ↗
Significantly more patients treated with Sotyktu achieved improvements in joint and skin symptoms, measures of disease activity and quality of life at Week 16 in POETYK PsA-1

All press releases naming this drug 41 releases

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Evidence & citations 12 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 90 sources stand behind the page.

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Known as CRAVACITINIB ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4596392 ↗
Known as 6-CYCLOPROPANEAMIDO-4-{[2-METHOXY-3-(1-METHYL-1H-1,2,4-TRIAZOL-3-YL)PHENYL]AMINO}-N-(?H?)METHYLPYRIDAZINE-3-CARBOXAMIDE ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4596392 ↗
Known as BMS-986165 “A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy and Safety of Deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) in Pediatric...” NCT04772079 ↗
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“A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) in Participants With Active Discoid and/or Subacute...” NCT04857034 ↗

“A Study to Evaluate Effectiveness and Safety of Deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) Compared With Placebo in Participants With Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus” NCT05620407 ↗

“A Study to Evaluate the Drug Levels, Efficacy, and Safety of Deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) in Pediatric Participants With Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis” NCT06869551 ↗

“Deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) for Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris” NCT06444399 ↗

NCT04113668 ↗

NCT03930602 ↗

NCT03262727 ↗

NCT04086719 ↗

NCT03751228 ↗

NCT03920267 ↗

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Known as DEU “Risankizumab (RZB) and deucravacitinib (DEU) are both approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis.” PMID 42143644 ↗ May 2026
Known as deucravacitinib “This randomized, double-blind, single- and multiple-ascending dose study assessed the pharmacokinetics (PKs), pharmacodynamics, and safety of deucravacitinib (Sotyktu™), a...” PMID 36325947 ↗ Nov 2022
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“Deucravacitinib, an oral, selective, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, is approved in Japan for adults with plaque, generalized pustular, and erythrodermic psoriasis who...” PMID 40304108 ↗ Apr 2025

“A Study to Continue the Administration of Deucravacitinib in Participants With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or Discoid and/or Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus...” NCT06875960 ↗

“Deucravacitinib is an oral, selective tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor that demonstrated therapeutic benefit in a Phase 2 clinical trial of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.” PMID 35025062 ↗ Jan 2022

“To evaluate the efficacy and safety of an oral selective tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor, deucravacitinib, in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).” PMID 35241426 ↗ Mar 2022

“The main goal of this study is to see if the study drug called "Deucravacitinib" is safe and effective in treating people with pyoderma gangrenosum (PG).” NCT05821374 ↗

“FDA has approved a drug called deucravacitinib to treat people with plaque psoriasis.” NCT07012057 ↗

NCT04772079 ↗

NCT05617677 ↗

NCT06136403 ↗

NCT05620407 ↗

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Known as DEUCRAVACITINIB (BMS-986165) ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4596392 ↗
Known as Sotyktu “This randomized, double-blind, single- and multiple-ascending dose study assessed the pharmacokinetics (PKs), pharmacodynamics, and safety of deucravacitinib (Sotyktu™), a...” PMID 36325947 ↗ Nov 2022
Known as TYK2-IN-4 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4596392 ↗
Action Inhibit “a selective and potent small-molecule inhibitor of tyrosine kinase 2” PMID 36325947 ↗ Nov 2022
Modality Small molecule “a selective and potent small-molecule inhibitor of tyrosine kinase 2” PMID 36325947 ↗ Nov 2022
Route Oral “Part A will investigate single oral doses of drug” NCT02534636 ↗
Target TYK2 “inhibitor of tyrosine kinase 2” PMID 36325947 ↗ Nov 2022