Imetelstat - Geron Corporation
Alternative Names: GRN 163-L; GRN-719; GRN163L peptide; Imetelstat sodium - Geron Corporation; JNJ-63935937; RYTELOLatest Information Update: 28 Jun 2025
At a glance
- Originator Geron Corporation
- Class Antifibrotics; Antineoplastics; Drug conjugates; Lipids; Oligonucleotides
- Mechanism of Action Telomerase 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 Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Phase III Myelofibrosis
- Phase II Acute myeloid leukaemia
- Discontinued Brain cancer; Breast cancer; Essential thrombocythaemia; Lymphoproliferative disorders; Multiple myeloma; Non-small cell lung cancer; Polycythaemia vera; Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 28 Jun 2025 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Myelofibrosis(Combination therapy, First-line therapy) in USA (IV, Infusion)
- 11 Mar 2025 Registered for Myelodysplastic syndromes (Second-line therapy or greater) in Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland, European Union (IV)
- 11 Mar 2025 Geron plans to launch imetelstat in Myelodysplastic syndromes in the European Union in 2026