KT 253
Alternative Names: KT-253Latest Information Update: 28 Apr 2026
At a glance
- Originator Kymera Therapeutics
- Class Amides; Antineoplastics; Benzimidazoles; Chlorinated hydrocarbons; Chlorobenzenes; Cyclohexanes; Fluorobenzenes; Ketones; Piperazines; Piperidines; Pyrrolidines; Small molecules; Spiro compounds
- Mechanism of Action Apoptosis stimulants; Proto-oncogene protein c-mdm2 degraders
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Acute myeloid leukaemia
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Preclinical Merkel cell carcinoma
- No development reported Acute myeloid leukaemia; Haematological malignancies; Lymphoma; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Myeloproliferative disorders; Precursor cell lymphoblastic leukaemia-lymphoma; Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 28 Apr 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Acute-myeloid-leukaemia(Late-stage disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (IV)
- 28 Apr 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Lymphoma(Late-stage disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (IV)
- 28 Apr 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Myelodysplastic-syndromes(Late-stage disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (IV)