Crenolanib - AROG Pharmaceuticals/Pfizer
Alternative Names: ARO-002; ARO-002-26; CP-868,596; CP-868,596-26; Crenolanib besylate - AROG Pharmaceuticals/Pfizer; IND-112201Latest Information Update: 27 Apr 2026
At a glance
- Originator Pfizer
- Developer AROG Pharmaceuticals
- Class Amines; Antineoplastics; Benzimidazoles; Piperidines; Quinolines; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 inhibitors; Platelet-derived growth factor alpha receptor antagonists; Platelet-derived growth factor beta receptor antagonists
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Glioma; Acute myeloid leukaemia; Soft tissue sarcoma; Gastric cancer
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase III Acute myeloid leukaemia; Gastrointestinal stromal tumours
- Phase II Glioblastoma
- No development reported Gastric cancer; Glioma; Oesophageal cancer
- Discontinued Non-small cell lung cancer; Soft tissue sarcoma; Systemic mastocytosis
Most Recent Events
- 03 Apr 2026 Arog Pharmaceuticals completes a phase III trial in Acute myeloid leukaemia (Second-line therapy or greater) in the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Spain (PO) (NCT03250338)
- 06 Dec 2025 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase III trial in Acute myeloid leukemia presented at the 67th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2025)
- 07 Dec 2024 Adverse events and efficacy data from the phase II trial in Acute myeloid leukemia presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition (ASH-Hem-2024)