Rinvoq Approved For Crohn’s Disease In Pivotal Year For AbbVie’s Immunology Business

7th US Indication For The JAK Inhibitor, 2nd In IBD

 
• By Mandy Jackson
  
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US FDA approval in Crohn’s disease further boosts the revenue potential for Rinvoq as AbbVie navigates a period of declining sales overall due to the introduction of US biosimilars for Humira. 

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Rinvoq is now approved in the US for two inflammatory bowel disease indications • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food and Drug Administration approval of AbbVie Inc.’s Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for Crohn’s disease is the drug’s second inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) indication and seventh indication overall, increasing the JAK inhibitor’s revenue potential at a crucial time for the company. Sales for Humira (adalimumab) are in decline with the introduction of the first US biosimilars of the top-seller in AbbVie’s powerhouse immunology franchise, resulting in lower overall revenue for the company in 2023.

AbbVie hopes that combined sales of Rinvoq and the interleukin-23 inhibitor Skyrizi (risankizumab) will eventually fill the Humira revenue deficit....

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