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Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes

Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging research
MeSHCryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes
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Clinical trials
2024
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.

What's happening now

An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.

Executive briefingUpdating summary…Momentum: Low
Key developments
  • 1 clinical trial expected to report results, the earliest in Q3 2031.
Upcoming Milestones
Clinical Milestones2View
Results expected 1
Recently completed 1
Activity timeline2

Therapeutic landscape

Therapies with a regulatory footing for this condition, alongside the wider set of agents co-studied with it in the literature.

Approved & established therapies
Canakinumabapproved

Approval — Periodic fever syndromes Ilaris is indicated for the treatment of the following autoinfla… (2009)

Anakinraapproved

Approval — Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Kineret is indicated in adults for the treatment of the signs a… (2002)

Clinical trials

4 sponsors · 2 new · 0 completed in the last 12 months (net +2)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

Clinical programme
6
All trials
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Active
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Late-stage
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Completed
Late-stage studies

An Open-label Extension Study to Assess Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Canakinumab and the Efficacy and Safety of Childhood Vaccinations in Patients With Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS)

Phase 3 · Completed · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

An Open-label, Efficacy and Safety Study of Canakinumab (Anti-interleukin-1β Monoclonal Antibody) Administered for 6 Months (24 Weeks) in Japanese Patients With the Following Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes: Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome, Muckle-Wells Syndrome, or Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease, Followed by an Extension Phase to Provide Canakinumab to Study Patients Until it is Approved and Marketed in Japan

Phase 3 · Completed · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

An Open-label, Long-term Safety and Efficacy Study of ACZ885 (Anti-interleukin-1β Monoclonal Antibody) Administered for at Least 6 Months in Patients With the Following Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes: Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome, Muckle-Wells Syndrome, or Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease

Phase 3 · Completed · Novartis
Recently completed

An Open-label Extension Study to Assess Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Canakinumab and the Efficacy and Safety of Childhood Vaccinations in Patients With Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS)

Phase 3 · Completed · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

An Open-label, Efficacy and Safety Study of Canakinumab (Anti-interleukin-1β Monoclonal Antibody) Administered for 6 Months (24 Weeks) in Japanese Patients With the Following Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes: Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome, Muckle-Wells Syndrome, or Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease, Followed by an Extension Phase to Provide Canakinumab to Study Patients Until it is Approved and Marketed in Japan

Phase 3 · Completed · Novartis Pharmaceuticals

An Open-label, Long-term Safety and Efficacy Study of ACZ885 (Anti-interleukin-1β Monoclonal Antibody) Administered for at Least 6 Months in Patients With the Following Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes: Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome, Muckle-Wells Syndrome, or Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease

Phase 3 · Completed · Novartis

Regulatory timeline

Drug regulatory events matched to this condition by indication — EMA.

First approvals
2009emaApproval — Canakinumab· Periodic fever syndromes Ilaris is indicated for the treatment of the following autoinflammatory periodic fever syndromes in adults, adolescents and children aged 2 years and older: Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes Ilaris is indicated for the treatment of cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) including: Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS), Neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID) / chronic infantile neurological, cutaneous, articular syndrome (CINCA), Severe forms of familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS) / familial cold urticaria (FCU) presenting with signs and symptoms beyond cold-induced urticarial skin rash. Tumour necrosis factor receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) Ilaris is indicated for the treatment of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS). Hyperimmunoglobulin D syndrome (HIDS)/mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) Ilaris is indicated for the treatment of hyperimmunoglobulin D syndrome (HIDS)/mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD). Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) Ilaris is indicated for the treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). Ilaris should be given in combination with colchicine, if appropriate. Ilaris is also indicated for the treatment of: Still’s disease Ilaris is indicated for the treatment of active Still’s disease including adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) in patients aged 2 years and older who have responded inadequately to previous therapy with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and systemic corticosteroids. Ilaris can be given as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate. Gouty arthritis Ilaris is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of adult patients with frequent gouty arthritis attacks (at least 3 attacks in the previous 12 months) in whom non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and colchicine are contraindicated, are not tolerated, or do not provide an adequate response, and in whom repeated courses of corticosteroids are not appropriate. source ↗
2002emaApproval — Anakinra· Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Kineret is indicated in adults for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of RA in combination with methotrexate, with an inadequate response to methotrexate alone. COVID-19 Kineret is indicated for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adult patients with pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen (low- or high-flow oxygen) who are at risk of progressing to severe respiratory failure determined by plasma concentration of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) ? 6 ng/ml. Periodic fever syndromes Kineret is indicated for the treatment of the following autoinflammatory periodic fever syndromes in adults, adolescents, children and infants aged 8 months and older with a body weight of 10 kg or above: Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) Kineret is indicated for the treatment of CAPS, including: Neonatal-Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (NOMID) / Chronic Infantile Neurological, Cutaneous, Articular Syndrome (CINCA) Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS) Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Kineret is indicated for the treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). Kineret should be given in combination with colchicine, if appropriate. Still’s Disease Kineret is indicated in adults, adolescents, children and infants aged 8 months and older with a body weight of 10 kg or above for the treatment of Still’s disease, including Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA) and Adult-Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD), with active systemic features of moderate to high disease activity, or in patients with continued disease activity after treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or glucocorticoids. Kineret can be given as monotherapy or in combination with other anti-inflammatory drugs and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). source ↗

European Medicines Agency (CC BY 4.0). Events are matched to this condition by drug indication text — approvals/updates for drugs indicated for it, not disease-specific acts.

Research activity

1 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Major themes2
  • Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes1
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein1
Leading journals1
  • Immunological reviews1
Leading researchers3
  • Broderick L1
  • Hoffman HM1
  • Putnam CD1
Affiliations (unnormalised)2
  • Rady Children's Hospital1
  • University of California1

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

A group of rare autosomal dominant diseases, commonly characterized by atypical URTICARIA (hives) with systemic symptoms that develop into end-organ damage. The atypical hives do not involve T-cell or autoantibody. Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome includes three previously distinct disorders: Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome; Muckle-Wells Syndrome; and CINCA Syndrome, that are now considered to represent a disease continuum, all caused by NLRP3 PROTEIN mutations.

Identifiers
MeSHCryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes
References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.