Sirolimus - Pfizer
Alternative Names: AY 22989; CYPHER; CYPHER SELECT PLus; HYFTOR; NEVO; NPC-12; NPC-12G; NPC-12T; NPC-12Y; NSC 226080; NSC 606698; Rapalimus; Rapamune; RapamycinLatest Information Update: 06 Nov 2025
At a glance
- Originator Wyeth
- Developer Boston Childrens Hospital; Cordis Corporation; Food and Drug Administration; Gifu Pharmaceutical University; Keio University; Kyoto University; Le Bonheur Children's Hospital; Nagasaki University School of Medicine; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Nobelpharma; Osaka University; Pfizer; Shinshu University; Showa University; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Wakayama Medical University; Wyeth
- Class Anti-infectives; Anti-inflammatories; Antiepileptic drugs; Antifungals; Antineoplastics; Cardiovascular therapies; Eye disorder therapies; Lactones; Macrolides; Nootropics; Polyenes; Pyridines; Skin disorder therapies
- Mechanism of Action Immunosuppressants; Methylmalonyl CoA mutase stimulants; MTOR protein inhibitors; T lymphocyte inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Fibroma; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
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 Coronary artery restenosis; Fibroma; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Renal transplant rejection
- Preregistration Haematological disorders
- Phase III Epilepsy; Neurofibromatosis 1; Tuberous sclerosis
- Phase II/III Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva; Sturge-Weber syndrome
- Phase II Giant lymph node hyperplasia; Immunodeficiency disorders; Kasabach-Merritt syndrome; Pure red cell aplasia; Sensorineural hearing loss; Skin disorders
- Phase I/II Systemic scleroderma
- No development reported Osteosarcoma; Solid tumours
- Discontinued Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; Mycoses; Systemic lupus erythematosus
Most Recent Events
- 30 Sep 2025 Phase-II clinical trials in Pure-red-cell-aplasia in Japan (unspecified route) (Nobelpharma pipeline, September 2025)
- 30 Sep 2025 Nobelpharma anticipates filing a marketing authorisation for sirolimus for the treatment of epilepsy with focal cortical dysplasia type II in Japan in September 2026 (Nobelpharma pipeline, September 2025)
- 30 Sep 2025 Nobelpharma anticipates filing a marketing authorisation for sirolimus for the treatment of primary immunodeficiency syndrome in Japan in September 2026 (Nobelpharma pipeline, September 2025)