Eribulin mesylate - Eisai Co Ltd
Alternative Names: B-1939; B-1939 mesylate; E-7386; E-7389; ER-086526; Eribrin; Halaven; Halichondrin B Analog; NSC-707389; TECERISLatest Information Update: 08 Jul 2026
At a glance
- Originator Eisai Co Ltd; Harvard University; Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
- Developer Academic and Community Cancer Research United; Asan Medical Center; Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium; Eisai Co Ltd; Emory University; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Medica Scientia Innovation Research; Merck & Co; National Cancer Center Hospital East; National Cancer Institute (USA); Pfizer; PRISM Pharma Co
- Class 2 ring heterocyclic compounds; Antineoplastics; Cyclic ethers; Furans; Ketones; Macrocyclic compounds; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Apoptosis stimulants; Cadherin modulators; Receptor protein-tyrosine kinase modulators; Transcription factor modulators; Tubulin polymerisation inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Soft tissue sarcoma
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 Breast cancer; Soft tissue sarcoma
- Phase III Non-small cell lung cancer
- Phase II Ewing's sarcoma; Glioblastoma; Haemangiosarcoma
- Phase I/II Colorectal cancer; Liver cancer; Malignant melanoma; Solid tumours
- No development reported Ovarian cancer; Urogenital cancer
- Discontinued Bladder cancer; Prostate cancer
Most Recent Events
- 17 Apr 2026 Pharmacodynamics and adverse events data from a preclinical trial in Solid tumours presented at the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR-2026)
- 17 Oct 2025 Updated efficacy and adverse events data from a phase I/II trial in Solid tumours presented at the 50th European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO-2025)
- 30 May 2025 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase Ib trial in Liver cancer presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2025)