Belzutifan - Merck & Co
Alternative Names: MK 6482; PT-2977; WELIREG; WELIREGTMLatest Information Update: 26 Aug 2025
At a glance
- Originator Peloton Therapeutics
- Developer Eisai Inc; Merck & Co; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Peloton Therapeutics
- Class Antineoplastics; Benzonitrile; Fluorobenzenes; Indenes; Small molecules; Sulfones
- Mechanism of Action Endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1 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
- Marketed Paraganglioma; Phaeochromocytoma; Renal cell carcinoma; Von Hippel-Lindau disease
- Preregistration Neuroendocrine tumours
- Phase II Gastrointestinal stromal tumours; HER2 negative breast cancer; Solid tumours
- Phase I/II Prostate cancer
- Discontinued Iron overload
Most Recent Events
- 26 Aug 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme initiates phase-I/II clinical trials in Renal cell carcinoma (Combination therapy, Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in Israel and USA (PO) (NCT07049926)
- 18 Aug 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC plans a phase I trial (In volunteers) in August 2025 (PO, Tablet) (NCT07121959)
- 03 Jul 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme plans a phase I/II trial in Renal cell carcinoma (Inoperable/Unresectable, Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease, Second-line therapy or greater, Combination therapy) (PO) in August 2025 (NCT07049926)