Sotatercept - Merck & Co
Alternative Names: ACE-011; ACTRIIA-Fc - Merck & Co; ActRIIA-IgG1Fc; Airwin; MK-7962; Sotatercept-csrk - Merck & Co; WINREVAIRLatest Information Update: 22 Jun 2026
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
- 15 Jun 2026 Merck plans a phase II trial for Pulmonary arterial hypertension (In infants, In children, In adolescents, Treatment experienced) in unknown location (SC, Injection) in August 2026 (NCT07646860)
- 09 Apr 2026 Acceleron Pharma completes a phase II CADENCE trial for Pulmonary hypertension in USA, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Canada, France, Sweden, Italy, Israel, Mexico, Poland, and United Kingdom (SC) (NCT04945460)
- 29 Mar 2026 Efficacy and adverse event data from a phase II CADENCE trial for Pulmonary arterial hypertension released by Merck