Nitroxoline - Asieris Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: APL-1202; VesiqueLatest Information Update: 01 Sep 2026
At a glance
- Originator Johns Hopkins University
- Developer Asieris Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antibacterials; Antifungals; Antineoplastics; Antiprotozoals; Hydroxyquinolines; Nitroquinolines; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Methionine aminopeptidase 2 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 No
- Available For Licensing Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase III Bladder cancer
- Phase II Amoebiasis
- No development reported Prostate cancer
Most Recent Events
- 28 Aug 2026 Asieris Pharmaceuticals receives authorisation from Health Canada for Nitroxoline in Free-living Amoebae Infections prior to August 2026
- 06 Aug 2026 Phase-II clinical trials in Amoebiasis in China (PO) (Asieris Pharmaceuticals pipeline, August 2026)
- 18 Apr 2025 Efficacy data from phase-I/II ANTICIPATE trail in Bladder cancer released by Asieris Pharmaceuticals