Rolapitant - GlaxoSmithKline
Alternative Names: Rolapitant hydrochloride; SCH-619734; VARUBI; VarubyLatest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
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At a glance
- Originator Schering-Plough
- Developer GSK; Merck & Co; Schering-Plough
- Class Antiemetics; Ethers; Piperidines; Pyrrolidines; Small molecules; Spiro compounds
- Mechanism of Action Neurokinin 1 receptor 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
- Marketed Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
- Discontinued Cough; Postoperative nausea and vomiting
Most Recent Events
- 30 Jul 2020 Tesaro in collaboration with Duke University reinitiates the phase II trial for Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (Combination therapy, Prevention) in USA (NCT02991456)
- 22 Apr 2020 Tesaro in collaboration with Duke University suspends patient enrollments in the phase II trial for Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (Combination therapy, Prevention), due to COVID-19 restrictions, in USA(NCT02991456)
- 22 Jan 2019 TESARO has been acquired and merged into GlaxoSmithKline