Troxacitabine
Alternative Names: BCH 4556; SGX-145; SPD 758; TroxatylLatest Information Update: 25 Sep 2021
At a glance
- Originator Shire Pharmaceuticals Group
- Developer SGX Pharmaceuticals; Shire
- Class Antineoplastics; Nucleosides; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action DNA synthesis 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 No
Highest Development Phases
- Discontinued Acute myeloid leukaemia; Chronic myeloid leukaemia; Pancreatic cancer; Renal cancer
Most Recent Events
- 08 Jan 2019 Shire has been acquired and merged into Takeda
- 20 Aug 2008 SGX Pharmaceuticals has been acquired by Eli Lilly
- 30 Aug 2006 Discontinued - Phase-II/III for Acute myeloid leukaemia in European Union (IV-infusion)