Dersimelagon - Tanabe Pharma Corporation
Alternative Names: [14C] MT-7117; Dersimelagon; MT-7117; MT-7117-MBLatest Information Update: 27 Jan 2026
At a glance
- Originator Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
- Developer Tanabe Pharma Corporation
- Class Carboxylic acids; Cyclopentanes; Fluorinated hydrocarbons; Phenyl ethers; Piperidines; Pyrrolidines; Skin disorder therapies; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Melanocortin type 1 receptor agonists
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Erythropoietic protoporphyria
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 III Erythropoietic protoporphyria
- Phase II Diffuse scleroderma
- No development reported Autoimmune disorders
Most Recent Events
- 20 Jan 2026 Adverse events data from a phase III trial in Erythropoietic protoporphyria released by Tanabe Pharma
- 01 Dec 2025 Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation is now called Tanabe Pharma Corporation
- 24 Jun 2025 Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma initiates a phase I trial (In volunteers) in China (PO) (NCT06994286)