Belzutifan - Merck & Co
Alternative Names: MK 6482; PT-2977; WELIREG; WELIREGTMLatest Information Update: 09 Mar 2026
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
Yes - Von Hippel-Lindau disease
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
- 28 Feb 2026 Preregistration for Renal cell carcinoma (Combination therapy, Adjuvant therapy) in USA (PO)
- 28 Feb 2026 Preregistration for Renal cell carcinoma (Second-line therapy or greater, Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease, Inoperable/Unresectable, Combination therapy) in USA (PO) (NCT04586231)
- 28 Feb 2026 FDA assigns PDUFA action date of 04/10/2026 for Belzutifan in combination with lenvatinib for Renal cell carcinoma