Belzutifan - Merck & Co
Alternative Names: MK 6482; PT-2977; WELIREG; WELIREGTMLatest Information Update: 30 Jun 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 Renal cell carcinoma; Von Hippel-Lindau disease
- Preregistration Neuroendocrine tumours
- Phase II Gastrointestinal stromal tumours; HER2 negative breast cancer; Phaeochromocytoma; Solid tumours
- Phase I/II Prostate cancer
- Discontinued Iron overload
Most Recent Events
- 27 May 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme completes a phase I pharmacokinetic trial (In volunteers) in USA (PO) (NCT06903715)
- 28 Mar 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme initiates a phase I pharmacokinetic trial (In volunteers) in USA (PO) (NCT06903715)
- 26 Mar 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme plans a phase I pharmacokinetic trial (In volunteers) in March 2025 (NCT06903715)