Cediranib - AstraZeneca
Alternative Names: AZD-2171; Cediranib-maleate; Recentin; ZemfirzaLatest Information Update: 24 Jul 2024
At a glance
- Originator AstraZeneca
- Class Antineoplastics; Ethers; Fluorinated hydrocarbons; Indoles; Pyrrolidines; Quinazolines; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Platelet-derived growth factor inhibitors; Proto-oncogene protein c-kit inhibitors; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 antagonists; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 antagonists; Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 antagonists
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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
- Preregistration Submission Withdrawal Ovarian cancer
- Discontinued Acute myeloid leukaemia; Alveolar soft part sarcoma; Biliary cancer; Breast cancer; Cervical cancer; Colorectal cancer; Endometrial cancer; Fallopian tube cancer; Gastric cancer; Gastrointestinal stromal tumours; Glioblastoma; HER2 negative breast cancer; Malignant-mesothelioma; Non-small cell lung cancer; Peritoneal cancer; Prostate cancer; Renal cell carcinoma; Soft tissue sarcoma; Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 24 Jul 2024 Discontinued - Phase-II for Alveolar soft part sarcoma (In adolescents, In children, Inoperable/Unresectable, Metastatic disease) in USA (PO) prior to July 2024 (AstraZeneca pipeline, July 2024)
- 24 Jul 2024 Discontinued - Phase-II for Alveolar soft part sarcoma (In adolescents, In the elderly, Metastatic disease, In adults) in France, Italy, Germany (PO) prior to July 2024 (AstraZeneca pipeline, July 2024)
- 24 Jul 2024 Discontinued - Phase-II for Alveolar soft part sarcoma (In adolescents, In the elderly, Metastatic disease, In adults) in United Kingdom, Spain, Australia (PO) prior to July 2024 (AstraZeneca pipeline, July 2024)