Melphalan drug delivery system - Delcath Systems
Alternative Names: CHEMOSAT; CHEMOSAT® Hepatic Delivery System for Melphalan; CS-PHP-Melphalan; Generation Two CHEMOSAT Delivery System for Melphalan; Hepzato Kit; HEPZATO-KIT; Melblez Kit; melphalan hydrochloride for injection/hepatic delivery system; Melphalan/HDS; Melphalan/Hepatic Delivery SystemLatest Information Update: 28 Aug 2025
At a glance
- Originator Yale University School of Medicine
- Developer Delcath Systems; Leiden University Medical Center
- Class Antineoplastics; Aromatic amino acids; Myeloablative agonists; Nitrogen mustard compounds; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Alkylating agents; DNA damage stimulants; Immunosuppressants
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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 No
- Available For Licensing Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Liver metastases
- Phase II/III Cholangiocarcinoma
- Phase II Liver cancer
Most Recent Events
- 05 Aug 2025 Phase-II clinical trials in Liver metastases (Combination therapy, Late-stage disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (Intrahepatic) (NCT06607458)
- 28 Apr 2025 US FDA completes its 30-day review of the IND application for melphalan drug delivery system in Breast cancer for a phase II trial in USA
- 28 Apr 2025 Delcath Systems plans a phase II trial in HER2-negative breast cancer (Metastatic disease, Combination therapy, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA, Europe (Intrahepatic), in the fourth quarter of 2025