Tanimilast - Chiesi Farmaceutici
Alternative Names: CHF 6001 NEXThaler DPI; CHF 6001 NEXThaler®; CHF-6001; CHF6001 DPILatest Information Update: 27 Jan 2026
At a glance
- Originator Chiesi Farmaceutici
- Class Antiallergics; Antiasthmatics; Benzoates; Chlorinated hydrocarbons; Fluorinated hydrocarbons; Phenyl ethers; Pyridines; Small molecules; Sulfonamides
- Mechanism of Action Type 4 cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 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
- Phase III Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Phase II Allergic asthma; Asthma
Most Recent Events
- 13 Jan 2026 Chiesi Farmaceutici terminates a phase III PILLAR trial in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Adjunctive treatment) in USA, Argentina, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Israel, South Korea, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom (Inhalation) due to strategic decision by sponsor and not due to safety reasons before January 2026 (EudraCT2020-003648-97) (NCT04636814)
- 18 Dec 2025 Chiesi Farmaceutici terminates phase-II clinical trials in Asthma (Treatment-experienced) in Spain, South Africa, Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, South Korea, Italy, Hungary, Georgia, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Argentina (Inhalation) due to strategic decision by sponsor (NCT06029595)
- 11 Aug 2025 Chiesi Farmaceutici completes a phase II trial in Asthma (In adolescents, In adults, In the elderly) in Bulgaria (Inhalation) (NCT06900816)