Mitapivat - Agios Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: AG 348; AG 348-sulfate-hydrate; AQVESME; Mitapivat-sulfate; PYRUKYNDLatest Information Update: 11 Mar 2026
At a glance
- Originator Agios Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antianaemics; Benzene derivatives; Cyclopropanes; Piperazines; Quinolines; Small molecules; Sulfonamides
- Mechanism of Action Pyruvate kinase stimulants
-
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
- Registered Thalassaemia
- Phase III Haemolytic anaemia
- Phase II/III Sickle cell anaemia
- Preclinical Diamond-Blackfan syndrome; Hereditary spherocytosis