Ensartinib - Betta Pharmaceuticals/Xcovery
Alternative Names: Ensacove; Ensartinib Hydrochloride; X-396Latest Information Update: 19 Nov 2025
At a glance
- Originator Xcovery
- Developer AstraZeneca; Betta Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd; Cancer Research Institute; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; National Cancer Institute (USA); Xcovery Holdings
- Class Antineoplastics; Piperazines; Pyridazines; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitors; EphA2 receptor antagonists; Proto-oncogene protein c-met inhibitors; ROS1 protein inhibitors; TrkA receptor antagonists; TrkC receptor antagonists
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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
- Marketed Non-small cell lung cancer
- Phase II CNS cancer; Malignant melanoma; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 10 Nov 2025 Launched for Non-small cell lung cancer (First-line therapy) in USA (PO) prior to November 2025 (Betta Pharmaceuticals pipeline, November 2025)
- 09 Jul 2024 Betta Pharmaceuticals plans a phase I pharmacokinetics trial (In volunteers) in China (PO) (NCT06492525)
- 14 Mar 2024 US FDA accepts NDA for ensartinib for ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for review