Fosifloxuridine nafalbenamide - Nucana BioMed
Alternative Names: 5-Fluorouracil ProTide - NuCana; FUDR-phosphoramidate; NUC 3373Latest Information Update: 26 Sep 2025
At a glance
- Originator Cardiff University
- Developer NuCana
- Class Amino acids; Antineoplastics; Fluorinated hydrocarbons; Naphthalenes; Pyrimidine nucleotides; Small molecules; Uracil nucleotides
- Mechanism of Action DNA synthesis inhibitors; Thymidylate synthase inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Colorectal cancer
- Phase I/II Solid tumours
- No development reported Breast cancer; Non-small cell lung cancer
Most Recent Events
- 26 Sep 2025 No development reported - Phase-I for Non-small cell lung cancer (Combination therapy) (IV) (Nucana BioMed pipeline, September 2025)
- 15 Jul 2025 Nucana terminates a phase I/II trial in Solid tumours (Late-stage disease, Inoperable/Unresectable, Second-line therapy or greater, Metastatic disease, Combination therapy) in United Kingdom, due to refinement of the pipeline strategy (IV) (NCT05714553)
- 11 Nov 2024 Efficacy and adverse events data from the phase Ib/II trial in Solid tumours released by Nucana