Paediatric clinical trial status for advanced drugs with EMA paediatric investigation plans
Drug name . | Mode of action . | Disease . | Year of adult indication approval* or expected date of completion of ongoing Phase 3 trials . | Year of paediatric indication approval* or expected date of completion of ongoing Phase 3 trials . | PIP completion date . | Delay in paediatric approval . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Approved for both adult and paediatric CD/UC indications | ||||||
Infliximab | Anti-TNFα | CD/UC | Approved for adult CD/UC in 1998/2005 | Approved for paediatric CD/UC in 2006/2011 | Complete | 8 years for CD; 6 years for UC |
Adalimumab | Anti-TNFα | CD/UC | Approved for adult CD/UC in 2007/2013 | Approved for paediatric CD/UC in 2014/2021 | Complete | 7 years for CD; 8 years for UC |
Approved for adult CD/UC with ongoing paediatric trials/approval pending | ||||||
Golimumab | Anti-TNFα | UC | Approved for CD in 2013 | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q4 2021 | 2024 | At least 9 years |
Vedolizumab | Anti-a4-bb7 integrin | CD/UC | Approved for CD/UC in 2014 | Paediatric CD/UC primary completion date Q2 2024 | 2024 | At least 10 years |
Ustekinumab | Anti-IL-12/23 | CD/UC | Approval for CD/UC in 2016 | Paediatric CD and UC: primary completion dates Q3 2025 | 2025 | At least 5 years |
Tofacitinib | Pan-JAK inhibitor | UC | Approved for UC in 2018 | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q3 2026 | 2026 | At least 8 years |
Drugs with ongoing adult and paediatric CD/UC trials | ||||||
Mirikizumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD/UC trials expected Q4 2023/Q3 2025** | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q3 2027 | 2027 | Unknown |
Drugs with adult ongoing CD/UC trials and approved PIP for CD/UC but no paediatric trials registered | ||||||
Etrolizumab | Anti a4-b7/aE-b7 integrin | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD trials expected Q3 2021; inconsistent results for UC | No registered paediatric trials | 2024 | Unknown |
Etrasimod | S1P1,4,5 modulator | CD/UC | Primary completion date of CD/UC† trials expected Q4 2021 | No registered paediatric trials† | 2025 | Unknown |
Filgotinib | JAK1 inhibitor | CD/UC | Filed a request to EMA for marketing authorization in 2020 for UC Primary completion date for CD expected Q4 2022 | No registered paediatric trials | 2026 | Unknown |
Guselkumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD | Primary completion of CD/UC trials expected Q2 2022 | No registered paediatric trials | 2026 | Unknown |
Ozanimod | S1P receptor agonist | UC | Primary completion date of CD‡/UC expected 2023/2022 | No registered paediatric trials‡ | 2026 | Unknown |
Risankizumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary endpoint met in Phase 3 trials in CD Primary completion of UC trials expected Q3 2022† | No registered paediatric trials† | 2026 | Unknown |
Brazikumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD trial expected Q1 2027 | No registered paediatric trials§ | 2030 | Unknown |
Upadacitinib | JAK1 inhibitor | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD/UC† trials Q3 2021/Q1 2021 | No registered paediatric trials† | 2028 | Unknown |
TD-1473 | Pan-JAK inhibitor | UC | Primary complete of UC trials expected Q2 2025; CD phase 2 trial ongoing | No registered paediatric trials | 2030 | Unknown |
Ravagalimab | Anti-CD40 | UC | Phase 2 trial primary completion date Q4 2021 | No registered paediatric trials | 2034 | Unknown |
Drugs with adult approval and/or ongoing CD/UC trials but with no PIP for CD/UC | ||||||
Certolizumab | Anti-TNF | CD | Approved for use in adults with CD in the USA¶ | No ongoing registered paediatric trials. Previous paediatric CD trials terminated | 2008 | Unknown |
Natalizumab | Selective adhesion molecule inhibitor | CD | Approved for use in adults with CD in the USA¶ | No ongoing registered paediatric trials | 2008 | Unknown |
Drug name . | Mode of action . | Disease . | Year of adult indication approval* or expected date of completion of ongoing Phase 3 trials . | Year of paediatric indication approval* or expected date of completion of ongoing Phase 3 trials . | PIP completion date . | Delay in paediatric approval . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Approved for both adult and paediatric CD/UC indications | ||||||
Infliximab | Anti-TNFα | CD/UC | Approved for adult CD/UC in 1998/2005 | Approved for paediatric CD/UC in 2006/2011 | Complete | 8 years for CD; 6 years for UC |
Adalimumab | Anti-TNFα | CD/UC | Approved for adult CD/UC in 2007/2013 | Approved for paediatric CD/UC in 2014/2021 | Complete | 7 years for CD; 8 years for UC |
Approved for adult CD/UC with ongoing paediatric trials/approval pending | ||||||
Golimumab | Anti-TNFα | UC | Approved for CD in 2013 | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q4 2021 | 2024 | At least 9 years |
Vedolizumab | Anti-a4-bb7 integrin | CD/UC | Approved for CD/UC in 2014 | Paediatric CD/UC primary completion date Q2 2024 | 2024 | At least 10 years |
Ustekinumab | Anti-IL-12/23 | CD/UC | Approval for CD/UC in 2016 | Paediatric CD and UC: primary completion dates Q3 2025 | 2025 | At least 5 years |
Tofacitinib | Pan-JAK inhibitor | UC | Approved for UC in 2018 | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q3 2026 | 2026 | At least 8 years |
Drugs with ongoing adult and paediatric CD/UC trials | ||||||
Mirikizumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD/UC trials expected Q4 2023/Q3 2025** | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q3 2027 | 2027 | Unknown |
Drugs with adult ongoing CD/UC trials and approved PIP for CD/UC but no paediatric trials registered | ||||||
Etrolizumab | Anti a4-b7/aE-b7 integrin | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD trials expected Q3 2021; inconsistent results for UC | No registered paediatric trials | 2024 | Unknown |
Etrasimod | S1P1,4,5 modulator | CD/UC | Primary completion date of CD/UC† trials expected Q4 2021 | No registered paediatric trials† | 2025 | Unknown |
Filgotinib | JAK1 inhibitor | CD/UC | Filed a request to EMA for marketing authorization in 2020 for UC Primary completion date for CD expected Q4 2022 | No registered paediatric trials | 2026 | Unknown |
Guselkumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD | Primary completion of CD/UC trials expected Q2 2022 | No registered paediatric trials | 2026 | Unknown |
Ozanimod | S1P receptor agonist | UC | Primary completion date of CD‡/UC expected 2023/2022 | No registered paediatric trials‡ | 2026 | Unknown |
Risankizumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary endpoint met in Phase 3 trials in CD Primary completion of UC trials expected Q3 2022† | No registered paediatric trials† | 2026 | Unknown |
Brazikumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD trial expected Q1 2027 | No registered paediatric trials§ | 2030 | Unknown |
Upadacitinib | JAK1 inhibitor | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD/UC† trials Q3 2021/Q1 2021 | No registered paediatric trials† | 2028 | Unknown |
TD-1473 | Pan-JAK inhibitor | UC | Primary complete of UC trials expected Q2 2025; CD phase 2 trial ongoing | No registered paediatric trials | 2030 | Unknown |
Ravagalimab | Anti-CD40 | UC | Phase 2 trial primary completion date Q4 2021 | No registered paediatric trials | 2034 | Unknown |
Drugs with adult approval and/or ongoing CD/UC trials but with no PIP for CD/UC | ||||||
Certolizumab | Anti-TNF | CD | Approved for use in adults with CD in the USA¶ | No ongoing registered paediatric trials. Previous paediatric CD trials terminated | 2008 | Unknown |
Natalizumab | Selective adhesion molecule inhibitor | CD | Approved for use in adults with CD in the USA¶ | No ongoing registered paediatric trials | 2008 | Unknown |
Primary completion dates of trials collated from clinicaltrials.gov, December 2021.
*Year of approval is for either FDA or EMA marketing authorization.
**Patients 15–80 years old are eligible for inclusion in mirikizumab Crohn’s disease trials.
†Patients 16–80 years old are eligible for inclusion in UC trials for etrasimod, risankizumab and upadacitinib.
‡Patients 12–75 years old are eligible for inclusion in CD trials for ozanimod.
¶The FDA does not currently publish initial paediatric study plans [iPSPs]. Certolizumab and natalizumab do not have EMA approval for treating either adult CD or UC.
CD, Crohn’s disease; CD40, cluster of differentiation 40; EMA, European Medicines Agency; IL, interleukin; JAK, Janus kinase; PIP, paediatric investigation plan; S1P1,4,5, sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1,4,5; UC, ulcerative colitis.
Paediatric clinical trial status for advanced drugs with EMA paediatric investigation plans
Drug name . | Mode of action . | Disease . | Year of adult indication approval* or expected date of completion of ongoing Phase 3 trials . | Year of paediatric indication approval* or expected date of completion of ongoing Phase 3 trials . | PIP completion date . | Delay in paediatric approval . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Approved for both adult and paediatric CD/UC indications | ||||||
Infliximab | Anti-TNFα | CD/UC | Approved for adult CD/UC in 1998/2005 | Approved for paediatric CD/UC in 2006/2011 | Complete | 8 years for CD; 6 years for UC |
Adalimumab | Anti-TNFα | CD/UC | Approved for adult CD/UC in 2007/2013 | Approved for paediatric CD/UC in 2014/2021 | Complete | 7 years for CD; 8 years for UC |
Approved for adult CD/UC with ongoing paediatric trials/approval pending | ||||||
Golimumab | Anti-TNFα | UC | Approved for CD in 2013 | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q4 2021 | 2024 | At least 9 years |
Vedolizumab | Anti-a4-bb7 integrin | CD/UC | Approved for CD/UC in 2014 | Paediatric CD/UC primary completion date Q2 2024 | 2024 | At least 10 years |
Ustekinumab | Anti-IL-12/23 | CD/UC | Approval for CD/UC in 2016 | Paediatric CD and UC: primary completion dates Q3 2025 | 2025 | At least 5 years |
Tofacitinib | Pan-JAK inhibitor | UC | Approved for UC in 2018 | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q3 2026 | 2026 | At least 8 years |
Drugs with ongoing adult and paediatric CD/UC trials | ||||||
Mirikizumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD/UC trials expected Q4 2023/Q3 2025** | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q3 2027 | 2027 | Unknown |
Drugs with adult ongoing CD/UC trials and approved PIP for CD/UC but no paediatric trials registered | ||||||
Etrolizumab | Anti a4-b7/aE-b7 integrin | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD trials expected Q3 2021; inconsistent results for UC | No registered paediatric trials | 2024 | Unknown |
Etrasimod | S1P1,4,5 modulator | CD/UC | Primary completion date of CD/UC† trials expected Q4 2021 | No registered paediatric trials† | 2025 | Unknown |
Filgotinib | JAK1 inhibitor | CD/UC | Filed a request to EMA for marketing authorization in 2020 for UC Primary completion date for CD expected Q4 2022 | No registered paediatric trials | 2026 | Unknown |
Guselkumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD | Primary completion of CD/UC trials expected Q2 2022 | No registered paediatric trials | 2026 | Unknown |
Ozanimod | S1P receptor agonist | UC | Primary completion date of CD‡/UC expected 2023/2022 | No registered paediatric trials‡ | 2026 | Unknown |
Risankizumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary endpoint met in Phase 3 trials in CD Primary completion of UC trials expected Q3 2022† | No registered paediatric trials† | 2026 | Unknown |
Brazikumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD trial expected Q1 2027 | No registered paediatric trials§ | 2030 | Unknown |
Upadacitinib | JAK1 inhibitor | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD/UC† trials Q3 2021/Q1 2021 | No registered paediatric trials† | 2028 | Unknown |
TD-1473 | Pan-JAK inhibitor | UC | Primary complete of UC trials expected Q2 2025; CD phase 2 trial ongoing | No registered paediatric trials | 2030 | Unknown |
Ravagalimab | Anti-CD40 | UC | Phase 2 trial primary completion date Q4 2021 | No registered paediatric trials | 2034 | Unknown |
Drugs with adult approval and/or ongoing CD/UC trials but with no PIP for CD/UC | ||||||
Certolizumab | Anti-TNF | CD | Approved for use in adults with CD in the USA¶ | No ongoing registered paediatric trials. Previous paediatric CD trials terminated | 2008 | Unknown |
Natalizumab | Selective adhesion molecule inhibitor | CD | Approved for use in adults with CD in the USA¶ | No ongoing registered paediatric trials | 2008 | Unknown |
Drug name . | Mode of action . | Disease . | Year of adult indication approval* or expected date of completion of ongoing Phase 3 trials . | Year of paediatric indication approval* or expected date of completion of ongoing Phase 3 trials . | PIP completion date . | Delay in paediatric approval . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Approved for both adult and paediatric CD/UC indications | ||||||
Infliximab | Anti-TNFα | CD/UC | Approved for adult CD/UC in 1998/2005 | Approved for paediatric CD/UC in 2006/2011 | Complete | 8 years for CD; 6 years for UC |
Adalimumab | Anti-TNFα | CD/UC | Approved for adult CD/UC in 2007/2013 | Approved for paediatric CD/UC in 2014/2021 | Complete | 7 years for CD; 8 years for UC |
Approved for adult CD/UC with ongoing paediatric trials/approval pending | ||||||
Golimumab | Anti-TNFα | UC | Approved for CD in 2013 | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q4 2021 | 2024 | At least 9 years |
Vedolizumab | Anti-a4-bb7 integrin | CD/UC | Approved for CD/UC in 2014 | Paediatric CD/UC primary completion date Q2 2024 | 2024 | At least 10 years |
Ustekinumab | Anti-IL-12/23 | CD/UC | Approval for CD/UC in 2016 | Paediatric CD and UC: primary completion dates Q3 2025 | 2025 | At least 5 years |
Tofacitinib | Pan-JAK inhibitor | UC | Approved for UC in 2018 | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q3 2026 | 2026 | At least 8 years |
Drugs with ongoing adult and paediatric CD/UC trials | ||||||
Mirikizumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD/UC trials expected Q4 2023/Q3 2025** | Paediatric UC primary completion date Q3 2027 | 2027 | Unknown |
Drugs with adult ongoing CD/UC trials and approved PIP for CD/UC but no paediatric trials registered | ||||||
Etrolizumab | Anti a4-b7/aE-b7 integrin | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD trials expected Q3 2021; inconsistent results for UC | No registered paediatric trials | 2024 | Unknown |
Etrasimod | S1P1,4,5 modulator | CD/UC | Primary completion date of CD/UC† trials expected Q4 2021 | No registered paediatric trials† | 2025 | Unknown |
Filgotinib | JAK1 inhibitor | CD/UC | Filed a request to EMA for marketing authorization in 2020 for UC Primary completion date for CD expected Q4 2022 | No registered paediatric trials | 2026 | Unknown |
Guselkumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD | Primary completion of CD/UC trials expected Q2 2022 | No registered paediatric trials | 2026 | Unknown |
Ozanimod | S1P receptor agonist | UC | Primary completion date of CD‡/UC expected 2023/2022 | No registered paediatric trials‡ | 2026 | Unknown |
Risankizumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary endpoint met in Phase 3 trials in CD Primary completion of UC trials expected Q3 2022† | No registered paediatric trials† | 2026 | Unknown |
Brazikumab | Anti-IL-23 | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD trial expected Q1 2027 | No registered paediatric trials§ | 2030 | Unknown |
Upadacitinib | JAK1 inhibitor | CD/UC | Primary completion of CD/UC† trials Q3 2021/Q1 2021 | No registered paediatric trials† | 2028 | Unknown |
TD-1473 | Pan-JAK inhibitor | UC | Primary complete of UC trials expected Q2 2025; CD phase 2 trial ongoing | No registered paediatric trials | 2030 | Unknown |
Ravagalimab | Anti-CD40 | UC | Phase 2 trial primary completion date Q4 2021 | No registered paediatric trials | 2034 | Unknown |
Drugs with adult approval and/or ongoing CD/UC trials but with no PIP for CD/UC | ||||||
Certolizumab | Anti-TNF | CD | Approved for use in adults with CD in the USA¶ | No ongoing registered paediatric trials. Previous paediatric CD trials terminated | 2008 | Unknown |
Natalizumab | Selective adhesion molecule inhibitor | CD | Approved for use in adults with CD in the USA¶ | No ongoing registered paediatric trials | 2008 | Unknown |
Primary completion dates of trials collated from clinicaltrials.gov, December 2021.
*Year of approval is for either FDA or EMA marketing authorization.
**Patients 15–80 years old are eligible for inclusion in mirikizumab Crohn’s disease trials.
†Patients 16–80 years old are eligible for inclusion in UC trials for etrasimod, risankizumab and upadacitinib.
‡Patients 12–75 years old are eligible for inclusion in CD trials for ozanimod.
¶The FDA does not currently publish initial paediatric study plans [iPSPs]. Certolizumab and natalizumab do not have EMA approval for treating either adult CD or UC.
CD, Crohn’s disease; CD40, cluster of differentiation 40; EMA, European Medicines Agency; IL, interleukin; JAK, Janus kinase; PIP, paediatric investigation plan; S1P1,4,5, sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1,4,5; UC, ulcerative colitis.
This PDF is available to Subscribers Only
View Article Abstract & Purchase OptionsFor full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription.