Aticaprant - Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Alternative Names: AVTX-501; CERC 501; JNJ-3964; JNJ-67953964; JNJ-67953964-AAA; LY-2456302Latest Information Update: 02 Jul 2025
At a glance
- Originator Eli Lilly and Company
- Developer Avalo Therapeutics; Eli Lilly and Company; Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
- Class Antidepressants; Benzamides; Benzene derivatives; Drug withdrawal therapies; Fluorinated hydrocarbons; Pyrrolidines; Small molecules; Smoking cessation therapies
- Mechanism of Action Opioid kappa 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
- No development reported Major depressive disorder
- Discontinued Alcoholism; Cocaine-related disorders; Smoking withdrawal
Most Recent Events
- 06 Mar 2025 Discontinued - Phase-II for Major depressive disorder (Adjunctive treatment) in United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Germany and USA due to insufficient efficacy in the target patient population (PO) (9445656)
- 06 Mar 2025 Discontinued - Phase-III for Major depressive disorder (Adjunctive treatment) in United Kingdom, China, Taiwan, South Africa, Sweden, Slovakia, France, South Korea, Portugal, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Brazil, Belgium, Australia, Argentina and USA due to insufficient efficacy in the target patient population (9445656) (PO)
- 13 Dec 2024 Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine completes a phase III VENTURA-2 trial in Major depressive disorder (Adjunctive treatment) in US, Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, France, South Korea, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa, Taiwan (PO) (NCT05550532)