Trabectedin - Johnson & Johnson/University of Illinois
Alternative Names: Ecteinascidin; Ecteinascidin-743; ET-743; NSC-684766; YondelisLatest Information Update: 03 Jan 2025
At a glance
- Originator University of Illinois
- Developer Bristol-Myers Squibb; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer; Johnson & Johnson; Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research; National Cancer Institute (USA); PharmaMar; Taiho Pharmaceutical
- Class Antineoplastics; Dioxoles; Small molecules; Tetrahydroisoquinolines
- Mechanism of Action Alkylating agents; DNA synthesis inhibitors; Macrophage inhibitors; P-glycoprotein 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 Ovarian cancer; Soft tissue sarcoma
- Phase III Fallopian tube cancer; Peritoneal cancer
- Phase II Leiomyosarcoma; Liposarcoma; Malignant-mesothelioma; Meningioma; Non-small cell lung cancer; Solid tumours
- No development reported Breast cancer; Prostate cancer
Most Recent Events
- 13 Sep 2024 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase II trial in Solid tumours presented at the 49th European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO-2024)
- 23 Aug 2024 Phase-I clinical trials in Ovarian cancer in Japan (IV) before August 2024 (Otsuka pharmaceutical pipeline, August 2024)
- 07 Apr 2024 Pharmacodynamics data from a preclinical study in bone cancer presented at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR-2024)