Teserpaturev - Daiichi Sankyo Company/University of Tokyo
Alternative Names: DELYTACT; DS 1647; G47 delta oncolytic virus therapy - Daiichi Sankyo/University of Tokyo; G47Δ oncolytic virus therapy - Daiichi Sankyo/University of Tokyo; Oncolytic herpes simplex virus type I - Daiichi Sankyo Company/University of TokyoLatest Information Update: 23 Jul 2026
At a glance
- Originator University of Tokyo
- Developer Daiichi Sankyo Company; University of Tokyo
- Class Antineoplastics; Gene therapies; Immunotherapies; Oncolytic viruses
- Mechanism of Action Cell death stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Glioma
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Glioma
- Phase II Prostate cancer
- Phase I Neuroblastoma
- Discontinued Malignant-mesothelioma
Most Recent Events
- 23 Jul 2026 Discontinued - Phase-I for Malignant mesothelioma (Inoperable/Unresectable, Second-line therapy or greater) in Japan (Intrapleural) (Daiichi Sankyo Company Website, July 2026)
- 27 Apr 2026 Teserpaturev is still in phase-II trials for prostate cancer in Japan (jRCTs033210603)
- 21 Jul 2022 Daiichi Sankyo terminates phase II trial in Glioblastoma in Japan due to sponsor's decision (UMIN000015995)