Dersimelagon - Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
Alternative Names: [14C] MT-7117; Dersimelagon; MT-7117; MT-7117-MBLatest Information Update: 21 Jul 2025
At a glance
- Originator Mitsubishi 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
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
- 24 Jun 2025 Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma initiates a phase I trial (In volunteers) in China (PO) (NCT06994286)
- 29 May 2025 Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma plans a phase I trial in healthy volunteers in China (PO) in Mid 2025 (NCT06994286)
- 21 May 2025 Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma completes enrollment in its phase III trial for Erythropoietic protoporphyria (In adolescents, In adults, In the elderly) in USA, Australia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, Poland, Spain and the UK (PO) (NCT06144840)