Sun’s Leqselvi Must Now Shine In Crowded JAK Inhibitor Field

The US FDA approved Leqselvi for alopecia areata, making it the third drug in the class for the indication after Lilly’s Olumiant and Pfizer’s Litfulo.

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Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.’s Leqselvi (deuruxolitinib) is the third JAK inhibitor on the market for alopecia areata, and the question now is how it can distinguish itself from the two drugs in the same class that have already won approval.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Leqselvi, a JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor and deuterated formulation of ruxolitinib – the active ingredient...

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