Cintredekin besudotox
Alternative Names: hIL13-PE38QQR; IL13-PE38; IL13-PE38QQR; Interleukin-13-PE38QQR immunotoxin; NK 408Latest Information Update: 21 Aug 2019
At a glance
- Originator National Institutes of Health (USA)
- Developer INSYS Therapeutics, Inc; National Institutes of Health (USA); Nippon Kayaku
- Class Antineoplastics; Drug conjugates; Exotoxins; Immunotoxins; Interleukins
- Mechanism of Action Apoptosis stimulants
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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
- Discontinued Adrenocortical carcinoma; Asthma; Glioma; Pulmonary fibrosis
Most Recent Events
- 17 Nov 2014 Insys Therapeutics terminates a phase I/II trial in Adrenocortical carcinoma (metastatic disease, second-line therapy or greater) in USA (NCT01832974)
- 01 Jul 2011 Insys Therapeutics completes a phase I trial in Malignant glioma (newly diagnosed) in USA (NCT00089427)
- 31 Oct 2010 US FDA puts a hold on the IND application for cintredekin besudotox in Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis