JTE-052 (delgocitinib) is a pan-JAK kinase inhibitor approved as a topical ointment for treatment of atopic dermatitis in Japan. The compound has an interesting azetidine-containing diazaspirocycle core and a relatively high sp3-fraction for a kinase inhibitor.

Context. Sebetralstat (KalVista Pharmaceuticals) is an oral, on-demand plasma kallikrein (PKa) inhibitor intended for hereditary angioedema (HAE). As an on-demand medication, it can be administered to treat acute attacks rather than chronically to prevent attacks. Its structure was first disclosed at the ACS Spring Meeting earlier this year [...]

The Biocryst oral plasma kallikrein inhibitor, berotralstat (BCX7353) , was recently approved as the first non-steroidal treatment for prevention of hereditary angioedema attacks. The molecule is given orally (150 mg QD) despite having two basic amines. Interestingly for a chronically administered drug, the molecule is noted to have QT [...]

Remibrutinib (Novartis oral BTK-selective covalent kinase inhibitor clinical candidate)

The AstraZeneca oral RORgt inverse agonist, AZD0284 , is an inverse agonist of the nuclear receptor RORC2 (RORγt). Reviewer Chris Gampe says, “targeting the activation and function of Th17 cells has been successful for the treatment of autoimmune disease (cf. IL-17, IL-17R, IL-23 Abs). RORC2 is the transcription factor that controls Th17 [...]