Mitapivat - Agios Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: AG 348; AG 348-sulfate-hydrate; Mitapivat-sulfate; PYRUKYNDLatest Information Update: 30 Nov 2025
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
- Registered Thalassaemia
- Phase III Haemolytic anaemia
- Phase II/III Sickle cell anaemia
- Preclinical Hereditary spherocytosis
Most Recent Events
- 19 Nov 2025 Agios plans a pre-supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) meeting with the US FDA for Sickle cell disease in the first quarter of 2026
- 19 Nov 2025 Agios plans to submit a marketing application for Sickle cell disease in the US
- 19 Nov 2025 Efficacy and adverse events data from phase II/III RISE UP clinical trials in Sickle cell anaemia released by Agios Pharmaceuticals