asciminib

Trade name: Scemblix

Small moleculeapprovedOrphan Drug FDAFast Track FDABreakthrough Therapy FDA

Approved

Oct 29, 2021

Clinical trial activity

28 trials · 21 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs

Phase 1
7
Phase 2
22
Phase 3
6
Phase 4
1

Earliest trial started Jul 31, 2018 (NCT03595917)

Timeline

2010s

  1. Feb 27, 2017

    Orphan Drug Designation

  2. Jan 1, 2018

    Earliest Phase 1 Sponsor(trial)

  3. Jan 1, 2018

    Novartis — Earliest Phase 2 Sponsor(trial)

2020s

  1. Jan 1, 2020

    Novartis — Earliest Phase 3 Sponsor(trial)

  2. Oct 29, 2021

    Novartis — Earliest FDA Approval

  3. Oct 29, 2021

    Novartis — Marketing Organization

  4. Oct 29, 2021

    Novartis — NDA Secondary Org

  5. Oct 29, 2021

    Novartis — NDA Organization

Indications

Mechanism of action

Approval history

  • approvedPriority reviewAcceleratedFast trackBreakthroughOct 29, 2021

Chemistry & pharmacology

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SMILES

O=C(Nc1ccc(OC(F)(F)Cl)cc1)c1cnc(N2CC[C@@H](O)C2)c(-c2cc[nH]n2)c1
Mol. weight
449.85 g/mol
Lipinski Ro5
Pass
Rule of 3
No
Chirality
Single Stereoisomer
Inorganic
No
Polymer
No
Delivery
Oral
Availability
Prescription Only

Oral

Yes

Parenteral

No

Topical

No

Sources

Clinical trials

NCT IDPhaseStart dateSponsor(s)
NCT07040982Phase 1May 1, 2026City of Hope National Medical Center, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT07039760Early Phase 1 (Phase 1)Dec 1, 2025Washington University in St. Louis
NCT07250087Phase 1Nov 30, 2025Novartis, University of South Florida
NCT07136428Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2)Nov 30, 2025Duke University, Novartis
NCT06514534Phase 2Dec 2, 2024Novartis
NCT06629584Phase 2Dec 1, 2024Novartis, University of Texas at Houston
NCT06427811Phase 4Oct 15, 2024Novartis
NCT06409936Phase 2Sep 30, 2024Fundacion Espanola para la Curacion de la Leucemia Mieloide Cronica, Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto
NCT06368414Phase 2Sep 1, 2024The Korean Society of Hematology
NCT06308588Phase 2Aug 5, 2024Novartis, University of Texas at Houston
NCT06236724Phase 2Jan 31, 2024Novartis, University of Texas at Houston
NCT05456191Phase 3Nov 21, 2022Novartis
NCT05413915Phase 3Aug 31, 2022McGill University, Novartis
NCT05384587Phase 2Aug 26, 2022Novartis
NCT04877522Phase 3May 16, 2022Novartis
NCT05143840Phase 2Feb 28, 2022Augusta University, Cure CML Consortium
NCT04795427Phase 2Jan 21, 2022Novartis
NCT04925479Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2)Nov 30, 2021Novartis
NCT04838041Phase 2Nov 11, 2021Cure CML Consortium, Medical College of Wisconsin, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
NCT04948333Phase 3Oct 13, 2021Novartis
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Organizations

Research & Development (21)

OrganizationOrg typeTrialsAs lead sponsorPhasesEarliest year
NovartisFor profit201252018
University of Texas at HoustonAcademic/Hospital4412020
Cure CML ConsortiumAcademic/Hospital2012021
National Cancer Institute (NCI)Government2022020
ABL Bio Inc.For profit1012020
Augusta UniversityAcademic/Hospital1112022
City of Hope National Medical CenterAcademic/Hospital1112026
Duke UniversityAcademic/Hospital1112025
Friedrich Schiller UniversityAcademic/Hospital1112019
Fundacion Espanola para la Curacion de la Leucemia Mieloide CronicaAcademic/Hospital1012024
Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'AdultoAcademic/Hospital1112024
Handok Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.For profit1112020
Harvard UniversityAcademic/Hospital1112018
Ludwig Maximilians UniversityAcademic/Hospital1012019
McGill UniversityAcademic/Hospital1112022
Medical College of WisconsinAcademic/Hospital1112021
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterAcademic/Hospital1012021
National OncoVentureAcademic/Hospital1012020
The Korean Society of HematologyAcademic/Hospital1112024
University of South FloridaAcademic/Hospital1112025
21 organizations
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Marketing (3)

OrganizationOrg typeRelationshipDate
NovartisFor profitMKTGOct 29, 2021
NovartisFor profitNDA2Oct 29, 2021
NovartisFor profitNDAOct 29, 2021