Mitapivat - Agios Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: AG 348; AG 348-sulfate-hydrate; AQVESME; Mitapivat-sulfate; PYRUKYNDLatest Information Update: 14 Aug 2026
At a glance
- Originator Agios Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antianaemics; Benzene derivatives; Cyclopropanes; Piperazines; Quinolines; Small molecules; Sulfonamides
- Mechanism of Action Pyruvate kinase stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Sickle cell anaemia; Inborn error pyruvate metabolism disorders; Thalassaemia
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 Inborn error pyruvate metabolism disorders; Thalassaemia
- Preregistration Sickle cell anaemia
- Phase III Alpha-thalassaemia; Beta-thalassaemia; Haemolytic anaemia
- Preclinical Diamond-Blackfan syndrome
- No development reported Hereditary spherocytosis
Most Recent Events
- 04 Aug 2026 Agios Pharmaceuticals initiates enrolment in a phase III trial for sickle cell anaemia (In children, In adolescents, In adults, In the elderly) in the USA (NCT07656415)
- 03 Aug 2026 Phase-III clinical trials in Alpha-thalassaemia (In adolescents, In children, In infants) in USA (PO, Granules) (NCT07506863)
- 03 Aug 2026 Phase-III clinical trials in Alpha-thalassaemia (In adolescents, In children, In infants) in USA (PO, Tablet) (NCT07506863)