19/02/2026 AstraZeneca’s Saphnero was approved in Japan for patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus AstraZeneca’s Saphnero was approved in Japan for patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ( Ref ) AstraZeneca announced that Japan had approved Saphnero (aniflorumab; anti-IFN1R) subcutaneous injection 120 mg autoinjector for the treatment of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) This approval by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare was based on the result

17/02/2026 Sanofi and Teva’s duvakitug Phase 2b maintenance data demonstrated clinically meaningful durable efficacy in UC and CD Nektar Therapeutics announced a research collaboration with UCSF and Dr. Stephen Hauser for NKTR-0165 in multiple sclerosis Sanofi and Teva’s duvakitug Phase 2b maintenance data demonstrated clinically meaningful durable efficacy in UC and CD ( Ref ) Sanofi and Teva announced positive results from the Phase 2b RELIEVE UCCD LTE/NCT05668013 study of

12/02/2026 The European Commission approved inebilizumab for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis The European Commission approved inebilizumab for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis ( Ref ) The European Commission approved Amgen’s Uplizna®(inebilizumab; anti-CD19 mAb) as an add-on treatment to standard therapy for adult patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who are anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) or anti-muscle specific tyrosine kinase (M

10/02/2026 US FDA accepted NDA and granted priority review for Takeda’s oveporexton as a potential first-in-class therapy for Narcolepsy Type 1 Evommune reported positive top-line data from Phase 2a POC trial of EVO301 in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis Kincell Bio partnered with Regcell to advance Treg cell therapies into clinical trials for autoimmune diseases US FDA accepted NDA and granted priority review for Takeda’s oveporexton as a potential first-in-class therapy