Fingolimod - Novartis
Alternative Names: Fingolimod hydrochloride; FTY-720; Gilenia; Gilenya; Imusera; TDI-132Latest Information Update: 10 Dec 2025
At a glance
- Originator Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation; Taito
- Developer ALS Therapy Development Institute; Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation; Novartis; Tanabe Pharma Corporation; The University Hospital of Basel
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Ethanolamines; Eye disorder therapies; Immunotherapies; Propylene glycols; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Apoptosis stimulants; Immunosuppressants; Sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor modulators
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Renal transplant rejection; Multiple sclerosis
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 Multiple sclerosis
- Phase II Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Phase I/II Rett syndrome
- Discontinued Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; Graft-versus-host disease; Myocarditis; Optic neuritis; Renal transplant rejection; Rheumatoid arthritis; Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Most Recent Events
- 01 Dec 2025 Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation is now called Tanabe Pharma Corporation
- 11 Oct 2023 Pooled efficacy data from a phase III FREEDOMS I, II and TRANSFORMS trial in Multiple sclerosis presented at the 9th Triennial joint meeting of Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS-2023) and the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS-2023)
- 26 Dec 2022 Finolimod is still registered for Multiple sclerosis in (Taiwan) (PO)