Galunisertib - Eli Lilly and Company
Alternative Names: LY-2157299Latest Information Update: 24 Aug 2026
At a glance
- Originator Eli Lilly and Company
- Developer AstraZeneca; Eli Lilly and Company; National Cancer Institute (USA); University of Oklahoma; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Weill Cornell Medical College
- Class Antineoplastics; Pyrazoles; Pyridines; Pyrroles; Quinolines; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Phosphotransferase inhibitors; Transforming growth factor beta1 inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
No
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Discontinued Breast cancer; Cancer; Colorectal cancer; Glioblastoma; Glioma; Liver cancer; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Non-small cell lung cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Rectal cancer; Sarcoma; Solid tumours; Triple negative breast cancer
Most Recent Events
- 02 Jun 2026 Efficacy and adverse event data from a phase II trial in Prostate cancer presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2026)
- 07 Jan 2026 Gipfel Life Sciences plans a phase IIa trial for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Combination therapy) in June 2026 (NCT07321860)
- 10 Oct 2024 Eli Lilly completes a phase II trial in Glioblastoma (Second-line therapy or greater, Recurrent) in the US, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Netherlands, Spain (NCT01582269)