VE 821
Alternative Names: VE-821Latest Information Update: 28 Dec 2022
At a glance
- Originator Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Merck KGaA
- Class Antineoplastics
- Mechanism of Action ATR protein 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
- No development reported Cancer
Most Recent Events
- 28 Dec 2022 No recent reports of development identified for preclinical development in Cancer in Germany
- 22 Jun 2020 Pharmacodynamics data from a preclinical trial in Cancer presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR-2020)
- 24 Jan 2019 Merck KGaA licenses out VE 821 to Vertex Pharmaceuticals for use in gene-editing applications in six specific genetic disease areas