elbasvir

Small moleculeapprovedBreakthrough Therapy FDA

Approved

Jan 28, 2016

Elbasvir is an inhibitor of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Non-Structural protein 5A (NS5A). Elbasvir was approved by the FDA in January 2016 for the treatment of hepatitis C. It was developed by Merck and completed Phase III trials, used in combination with the NS3/4A protease inhibitor grazoprevir under the trade name Zepatier. Zepatier is indicated for treatment of chronic HCV genotype 1 or 4 infection in adults. — NCATS

Clinical trial activity

64 trials · 56 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs

Phase 1
8
Phase 2
32
Phase 3
22
Phase 4
22

Earliest trial started Feb 1, 2012 (NCT01532973)

Timeline

2010s

  1. Jan 1, 2012

    Merck — Earliest Phase 1 Sponsor(trial)

  2. Jan 1, 2013

    Merck — Earliest Phase 2 Sponsor(trial)

  3. Jan 1, 2014

    Merck — Earliest Phase 3 Sponsor(trial)

  4. Jan 28, 2016

    Merck — Earliest FDA Approval

  5. Jan 28, 2016

    Merck — NDA Secondary Org

  6. Jan 28, 2016

    Merck — NDA Organization

Indications

Mechanism of action

Combination products

  • zepatier

    with grazoprevir

    Also known as elbasvir and grazoprevir

Approval history

  • approvedPriority reviewBreakthroughJan 28, 2016

Chemistry & pharmacology

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SMILES

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Mol. weight
882.0171 g/mol
Lipinski Ro5
2 violation(s)
Rule of 3
No
Chirality
Single Stereoisomer
Inorganic
No
Polymer
No
Delivery
Oral
Availability
Prescription Only

Oral

Yes

Parenteral

No

Topical

No

Sources

Also known as

  • 2-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)-5-(2-(4-(5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)-1h-imidazol-2-yl)phenyl)benzofuran-5-yl)-1h-imidazole
  • elbasvir
  • elbasvir
  • elbasvir
  • elbasvir
  • elbasvir
  • elbasvir
  • elbasvir
  • elbasvir
  • elbasvir
  • elbasvir
  • elbasvir / grazoprevir
  • mk8742
  • mk8742
  • mk 8742
  • mk-8742
  • mk-8742

Clinical trials

NCT IDPhaseStart dateSponsor(s)
NCT04546802Phase 3Sep 30, 2019Merck, Monash University, University of Melbourne
NCT03797066Phase 4Apr 30, 2019Hepatitis C Trust, Merck, University of London
NCT03817619Phase 1Mar 28, 2019Radboud University
NCT03723824Phase 4Feb 14, 2019Taichung Veterans General Hospital
NCT03791814Phase 4Jan 31, 2019Davita Clinical Research, Merck, Yeshiva University
NCT03724149Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2)Dec 12, 2018Merck, University of Pennsylvania
NCT03381859Phase 4Dec 1, 2018Cairo University, Merck, University of Maryland
NCT03365635Phase 4Dec 1, 2018Merck, University of Pennsylvania
NCT03823911Phase 4Nov 18, 2018Merck, National Institutes of Health (NIH), University of Maryland
NCT03585101Phase 4Aug 31, 2018Merck, University of California, Los Angeles
NCT03420300Phase 4Jun 5, 2018National Taiwan University
NCT03496233Phase 3Apr 30, 2018University of Palermo
NCT03379506Phase 2Jan 25, 2018Merck
NCT03236506Phase 2Jan 19, 2018University of Dundee
NCT03359746Phase 4Dec 15, 2017King Faisal University, Merck
NCT03222167Phase 3Oct 31, 2017Institute Of Cardiology & Internal Diseases, Kazakhstan, Merck, Synergy Research
NCT03221582Phase 4Aug 28, 2017Department of Veteran Affairs, Merck
NCT03249194Early Phase 1 (Phase 1)Aug 17, 2017Virginia Commonwealth University
NCT03093740Phase 4Jul 1, 2017Harvard University
NCT03026023Phase 4Jul 1, 2017Harvard University, Merck
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Organizations

Research & Development (56)

OrganizationOrg typeTrialsAs lead sponsorPhasesEarliest year
MerckFor profit472352012
Harvard UniversityAcademic/Hospital3312017
University of MarylandAcademic/Hospital3312017
University of PennsylvaniaAcademic/Hospital3322016
University of BarcelonaAcademic/Hospital2212016
AbbVieFor profit1012016
Cairo UniversityAcademic/Hospital1012018
Cancer Research NetworkAcademic/Hospital1012016
CD Pharma Group S.r.l.For profit1012016
CelerionFor profit1012013
CH PERPIGNANAcademic/Hospital1012016
CHU Henri MondorAcademic/Hospital1012016
Chulalongkorn UniversityAcademic/Hospital1012017
Davita Clinical ResearchFor profit1012019
Department of Veteran AffairsGovernment1112017
Erasmus University RotterdamAcademic/Hospital1112016
EurofinsFor profit1012016
French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral HepatitisGovernment1112016
Hepatitis C TrustAcademic/Hospital1012019
HIV-NAT Thai Red Cross AIDS Research CenterAcademic/Hospital1012017
56 organizations
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Marketing (3)

OrganizationOrg typeRelationshipDate
MerckFor profitNDA2Jan 28, 2016
MerckFor profitNDAJan 28, 2016
MerckFor profitSYNJan 28, 2016