PatientSpotlight, by PanaceaIntelPatientSpotlight

Topic · Immunology

Treatment

Coverage of approved and emerging treatments across the therapy areas we follow - what the drugs do, what the trials showed, who is eligible, and what defines real-world access. 22 pieces on treatment in Immunology, newest first within each collection.

Signals

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SignalNEWMay 8, 2026

IgG4-related disease enters real prescribing territory

Inebilizumab IgG4-RD pivotal data, rituximab maintenance protocols, and structured diagnostic pathways are reshaping IgG4-related disease management.

TreatmentPipelineDiagnosisDrug development
SignalNEWMay 8, 2026

Systemic sclerosis therapy options mature past hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Tocilizumab and nintedanib in SSc-ILD, anifrolumab pivotal data, and emerging mechanism-targeted programs are reshaping systemic sclerosis management.

TreatmentPipelineDrug developmentPatient journey
SignalNEWMay 7, 2026

Giant cell arteritis therapy options widen past corticosteroids

Tocilizumab maturity, secukinumab pivotal data, and emerging mechanism-targeted programs are reshaping giant cell arteritis management.

TreatmentPipelinePatient journeyDrug development
SignalNEWMay 7, 2026

ANCA-associated vasculitis therapy options mature around avacopan

Avacopan commercial maturity, rituximab maintenance protocols, and emerging mechanism programs are restructuring ANCA-associated vasculitis management.

TreatmentPipelinePatient journeyDrug development
SignalNEWMay 6, 2026

Alopecia areata therapy class competition matures

Baricitinib, ritlecitinib, and deuruxolitinib establish a competitive systemic JAK inhibitor class in severe alopecia areata.

TreatmentPipelinePatient journey
SignalNEWMay 5, 2026

Chimeric autoantibody receptor T cells enter pemphigus vulgaris

Desmoglein 3-targeted CAART cell therapy programs in pemphigus vulgaris are reading out as a precision approach to autoantibody-driven disease.

TreatmentPipelineBiomarkersDrug development
SignalNEWMay 5, 2026

Lupus nephritis therapy options mature past induction-and-maintenance

Voclosporin and belimumab in lupus nephritis plus emerging mechanism programs are restructuring induction and maintenance therapy.

TreatmentPipelinePatient journeyDrug development
SignalNEWMay 4, 2026

Hidradenitis suppurativa biologic options widen past TNF

IL-17-class secukinumab and bimekizumab approvals plus emerging novel mechanism programs are restructuring hidradenitis suppurativa management.

TreatmentPipelineDiagnosisPatient journey
SignalNEWMay 4, 2026

Sjogren disease therapy enters real prescribing territory

First positive pivotal readouts in Sjogren disease are establishing a category that has had no specific systemic therapy for decades.

TreatmentPipelineDiagnosisDrug development
SignalApr 26, 2026industry-filing · peer-reviewed

TYK2 inhibitor commercial uptake in psoriasis is reshaping the oral-versus-injection conversation

TYK2 inhibitor uptake in psoriasis is establishing the first commercially meaningful oral biologic alternative for moderate-to-severe disease. The route-of-administration conversation is now active in a way it has not been in the IL-23 and IL-17 era.

TreatmentPatient journey
SignalApr 26, 2026registry · peer-reviewed

IBD biologic sequencing patterns reveal the early-line ustekinumab opportunity

Real-world IBD biologic sequencing data shows ustekinumab and adjacent IL-12/23 mechanisms moving earlier in the line of therapy than the historical anti-TNF-first paradigm. The implications for commercial planning across the IBD biologic class are material.

TreatmentReal world evidence
SignalApr 26, 2026FDA · EMA · peer-reviewed

JAK class label restrictions are reshaping moderate-disease prescribing

FDA boxed warnings and EMA caution have repositioned JAK inhibitors as later-line agents in rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, and psoriatic arthritis - reshaping the practical sequencing decision in moderate disease.

TreatmentRegulatorySafetyAccess

Snapshots

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SnapshotNEWMay 8, 2026

Systemic sclerosis therapy reference (2026)

Reference snapshot of systemic sclerosis therapy across organ-domain-specific and emerging disease-modifying tiers.

TreatmentPatient journeyInfrastructure
SnapshotNEWMay 7, 2026

ANCA-associated vasculitis therapy reference (2026)

Reference snapshot of ANCA-associated vasculitis therapy across induction, maintenance, and refractory disease.

TreatmentBiomarkersPatient journey
SnapshotNEWMay 5, 2026

Lupus nephritis therapy reference (2026)

Reference snapshot of lupus nephritis therapy across induction and maintenance phases.

TreatmentBiomarkersPatient journey
SnapshotNEWMay 4, 2026

Sjogren disease therapy reference (2026)

Reference snapshot of Sjogren disease therapy across symptomatic, off-label, and emerging mechanism-targeted tiers.

TreatmentDiagnosisPatient journey
SnapshotApr 26, 2026industry-filing · clinical-trial

IBD biologic and small-molecule landscape, 2026 mid-year reference

Reference layout of the IBD therapeutic class as of mid-2026: approved biologics (anti-TNF, anti-integrin, IL-12/23, IL-23), oral small molecules (JAK, S1P modulators, TYK2 in pipeline), and the live commercial questions including line-of-therapy positioning and combination strategy.

TreatmentPipeline
SnapshotApr 26, 2026industry-filing · clinical-trial

Psoriasis biologics landscape, 2026 mid-year reference

Reference layout of the psoriasis biologic class as of mid-2026: approved mechanisms, first-line versus later-line positioning, the IL-23 dominance picture, and the live commercial questions for the class.

TreatmentPipeline

Explained

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