At a glance
- Originator Ligand Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antineoplastics; Benzoic acids; Retinoids
- Mechanism of Action Retinoid X receptor agonists
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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 Breast cancer; Cancer
Most Recent Events
- 14 Feb 2001 Discontinued-Preclinical for Breast cancer in USA (Unknown route)
- 14 Feb 2001 Discontinued-Preclinical for Cancer (Prevention)/Chemoprevention in USA (Unknown route)
- 18 Sep 2000 New profile