Fulvestrant - AstraZeneca
Alternative Names: Faslodex; ICI 182780; ZD 182780; ZD 9238; ZM 182780Latest Information Update: 08 Jan 2026
At a glance
- Originator AstraZeneca
- Developer AstraZeneca; Baylor Research Institute; Celcuity; Eli Lilly and Company; Novartis; Seagen
- Class Antineoplastics; Estradiol congeners; Estrenes; Fluorinated hydrocarbons; Small molecules; Sulfoxides
- Mechanism of Action Estrogen receptor antagonists; Selective estrogen receptor degraders
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Orphan Drug Status
No
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Breast cancer
- Phase II Fallopian tube cancer; Ovarian cancer; Peritoneal cancer; Precocious puberty
- No development reported Endometrial cancer
- Discontinued Endometriosis
Most Recent Events
- 08 Jan 2026 Fulvestrant is still in phase-III clinical trials in Breast cancer (Combination therapy, Second-line therapy or greater, Late-stage disease, Inoperable/Unresectable, Metastatic disease) in Spain (IM) (NCT04305496)
- 08 Jan 2026 Fulvestrant is still in phase-III clinical trials in Breast cancer (Late-stage disease, Combination therapy, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Mexico and Singapore (IV) (NCT05486143) (EudraCT2021-005235-24)
- 08 Jan 2026 Phase III CAPItello-291 trial in Breast cancer (Combination therapy, Second-line therapy or greater, Late-stage disease, Inoperable/Unresectable, Metastatic disease) is ongoing in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, USA (IM) (NCT04305496)