AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Rinvoq (upadacitinib 15 mg, once daily), an oral therapy, for the treatment of adults with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) with objective signs of inflammation who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocker therapy. This additional indication follows the FDA approval of Rinvoq in April of this year for adults with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more TNF blockers, making it the first and only JAK inhibitor that is approved for both conditions. Originally approval by the FDA on August 16, 2019, Rinvoq (upadacitinib) is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, atopic dermatitis, ulcerative colitis, ankylosing spondylitis, and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis.
