Sotatercept - Merck & Co
Alternative Names: ACE-011; ACTRIIA-Fc - Merck & Co; Airwin; MK-7962; Sotatercept-csrk - Merck & Co; WINREVAIRLatest Information Update: 18 Dec 2025
At a glance
- Originator Acceleron Pharma
- Developer Acceleron Pharma; Celgene Corporation; Indiana University; Merck & Co; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Class Antianaemics; Antihypertensives; Antineoplastics; Immunoglobulin Fc fragments; Osteoporosis therapies; Recombinant fusion proteins
- Mechanism of Action Activin inhibitors; Transforming growth factor beta inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Pulmonary arterial hypertension
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 Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Phase II Pulmonary hypertension
- Discontinued Anaemia; Beta-thalassaemia; Bone metastases; Chemotherapy-induced anaemia; Diamond-Blackfan syndrome; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Myelofibrosis; Postmenopausal osteoporosis; Renal osteodystrophy; Sickle cell anaemia; Vascular calcification
Most Recent Events
- 12 Dec 2025 The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommends approval of Sotatercept for expanded indication of Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- 20 Nov 2025 Merck & Co completes a phase II trial in Pulmonary arterial hypertension in the US, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Germany, Taiwan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, China, South Korea, the US, Thailand, Turkey, Argentina, Japan, Australia, Colombia, Israel and Canada (SC) (NCT06664801) (CTIS2024-512278-92-00)
- 18 Nov 2025 Efficacy and adverse event data from a phase II CADENCE trial for Pulmonary arterial hypertension released by Merck