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Mifepristone - Corcept Therapeutics

Drug Profile

Mifepristone - Corcept Therapeutics

Alternative Names: C 1073; Corlux; Corluxin; Korlym; Mifegyne; Mifeprex; RU 38486; RU-486

Latest Information Update: 04 Jan 2024

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At a glance

  • Originator Roussel Uclaf; Stanford University
  • Developer Corcept Therapeutics; Danco Laboratories; Population Council (USA); pSivida; Stanford University; University of Chicago
  • Class Abortifacients; Antidementias; Antidepressants; Antiglaucomas; Antineoplastics; Antiprogestogens; Antipsychotics; Antivirals; Dimethylamines; Estrenes; Eye disorder therapies; Obesity therapies; Oral contraceptives; Small molecules; Smoking cessation therapies
  • Mechanism of Action Glucocorticoid receptor antagonists; Progesterone receptor antagonists
  • Orphan Drug Status

    Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.

    Yes - Cushing syndrome
  • New Molecular Entity Yes

Highest Development Phases

  • Marketed Cushing syndrome; Induced abortion
  • Phase II Alcoholism; Breast cancer; Major depressive disorder
  • Phase I/II Prostate cancer
  • No development reported Central serous chorioretinopathy; Non-small cell lung cancer; Smoking withdrawal
  • Discontinued Alzheimer's disease; Obesity; Ocular hypertension; Psychotic affective disorders

Most Recent Events

  • 04 Jan 2024 The U.S. Court for the District of New Jersey rules that Teva Pharmaceuticals does not infringe any asserted claims of Corcept Therapeutics patent no. 10 195 214 and 10 842 800 in the USA
  • 02 Jun 2023 Interim adverse events and efficacy data from a phase-II trial in Breast cancer presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2023)
  • 17 Apr 2023 US Supreme Court issued an administrative stay on Mifepristone in treatment of pregnancy termination in US
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