Romidepsin - Celgene Corporation
Alternative Names: Depsipeptide; FK 228; FR 901228; Istodax; NSC 630176; NSC 630176D; RMDLatest Information Update: 20 Apr 2025
At a glance
- Originator Astellas Pharma
- Developer Canadian Cancer Trials Group; Celgene Corporation; Columbia University; Lymphoma Academic Research Organisation; University of Birmingham; University of California at San Francisco; University of Kansas Medical Center; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Class Antineoplastics; Cytostatic antibiotics; Depsipeptides; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Histone deacetylase inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
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 Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
- Registered Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
- Phase I/II Lymphoid leukaemia; Multiple myeloma; T-cell leukaemia; T-cell lymphoma; Triple negative breast cancer
- No development reported Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Haematological malignancies
- Discontinued Pancreatic cancer; Prostate cancer; Renal cell carcinoma
Most Recent Events
- 31 Jan 2024 Fox Chase Cancer Center completes a phase I trial for Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (Combination therapy, Metastatic disease, Late-stage disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in the US (IV) (NCT02616965)
- 14 Dec 2023 Seagen has been acquired by Pfizer
- 01 Nov 2023 Celgene completes a phase I/II trial in Multiple myeloma (Combination therapy, Second-line or greater) in the USA (IV) (NCT01755975)