Imetelstat
Trade name: RYTELO
Nucleic acidapprovedOrphan Drug FDAFast Track FDA
Approved
Jun 6, 2024
Clinical trial activity
40 trials · 22 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs
Phase 1
20
Phase 2
19
Phase 3
3
Phase 4
0
Earliest trial started Jul 1, 2003 (NCT00093873)
Timeline
2000s
2010s
- Dec 23, 2015
Orphan Drug Designation
2020s
- Jun 6, 2024
Geron Corporation — Earliest FDA Approval
- Jun 6, 2024
Geron Corporation — NDA Organization
Indications
Approved for
Studied for
- Adenoma, Islet Cell · Phase 2
- Astrocytoma · Phase 2
- Brain Neoplasms · Phase 1
- Brain Stem Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Breast Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung · Phase 3
- Colonic Neoplasms · Phase 1
- Ependymoma · Phase 2
- Esophageal Neoplasms · Phase 1
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Glioblastoma · Phase 2
- Gliosarcoma · Phase 2
- Hepatoblastoma · Phase 2
- Intestinal Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Leukemia, Myeloid · Phase 1
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute · Phase 2
- Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Juvenile · Phase 1
- Liver Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Lung Neoplasms · Phase 1
- Lymphoma · Phase 1
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders · Phase 1
- Multiple Myeloma · Phase 2
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes · Phase 3
- Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary · Phase 2
- Neuroblastoma · Phase 2
- Oligodendroglioma · Phase 2
- Osteosarcoma · Phase 2
- Pancreatic Neoplasms · Phase 1
- Polycythemia Vera · Phase 2
- Primary Myelofibrosis · Phase 3
- Rectal Neoplasms · Phase 1
- Rhabdomyosarcoma · Phase 2
- Sarcoma, Ewing · Phase 2
- Thrombocythemia, Essential · Phase 2
- Thyroid Neoplasms · Phase 2
Mechanism of action
- Telomerase reverse transcriptaseINHIBITOR
TERT inhibitor
Competitive telomerase inhibitor, which binds directly to the active site of the enzyme, thus inhibiting its activity.
Targets the template region of the human functional telomerase RNA (hTR) subunit.
- Telomerase protein component 1INHIBITOR
TEP1 inhibitor
Approval history
- approvedFast trackJun 6, 2024
Chemistry & pharmacology
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SMILES
CC1(C)CNc2cc(NC(=O)c3cccnc3NCc3ccncc3)ccc21- Mol. weight
- 373.46 g/mol
- Lipinski Ro5
- Pass
- Rule of 3
- No
- Chirality
- Achiral Molecule
- Inorganic
- No
- Polymer
- No
- Availability
- Prescription Only
- Multi-specific
- No
Oral
No
Parenteral
No
Topical
No
Sources
- ChEMBLCHEMBL572881 ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL2108702 ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL2107856 ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL2107357 ↗
Also known as
- amg706
- amg 706
- amg 706
- amg 706
- amg-706
- amg-706
- amg-706
- grn163l
- grn163l
- grn163l
- grn163l
- imetelstat
- imetelstat
- imetelstat
- imetelstat
- imetelstat sodium
- imetelstat sodium
Clinical trials
| NCT ID | Phase | Start date | Sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT06247787 | Phase 1 | Mar 28, 2025 | Geron Corporation, National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| NCT05583552 | Phase 2 | Dec 31, 2022 | Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group, GCP-Service International Ltd. & Co. KG, German Myelodysplastic Syndrome Study Group, Geron Corporation, Groupe Francophone des Myelodysplasies, University of Leipzig, University of Paris, University of Queensland |
| NCT05371964 | Phase 1 | May 4, 2022 | Geron Corporation |
| NCT04576156 | Phase 3 | Dec 31, 2020 | Geron Corporation |
| NCT02598661 | Phase 3 | Nov 24, 2015 | Johnson and Johnson |
| NCT02426086 | Phase 2 | Jun 1, 2015 | Johnson and Johnson |
| NCT02011126 | Phase 2 | Jun 1, 2014 | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| NCT01916187 | Phase 1 | Jul 1, 2013 | Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Geron Corporation, University of Calgary |
| NCT01836549 | Phase 2 | Mar 1, 2013 | National Cancer Institute (NCI), Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium |
| NCT01731951 | Phase 2 | Oct 1, 2012 | Johnson and Johnson |
| NCT01568632 | Phase 1 | Mar 1, 2012 | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| NCT01273090 | Phase 1 | May 1, 2011 | Baylor University, National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| NCT01265927 | Phase 1 | Jan 1, 2011 | Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Geron Corporation, Indiana University |
| NCT01243073 | Phase 2 | Dec 1, 2010 | Geron Corporation |
| NCT01256762 | Phase 2 | Nov 1, 2010 | Geron Corporation, Indiana University |
| NCT01242930 | Phase 2 | Nov 1, 2010 | Geron Corporation, Johns Hopkins University |
| NCT01137968 | Phase 2 | May 1, 2010 | Geron Corporation, The University of Texas, Dallas |
| NCT01386866 | Phase 1 | May 1, 2009 | Amgen |
| NCT00427349 | Phase 2 | Sep 1, 2008 | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Northwestern University |
| NCT00732056 | Phase 1 | Jul 1, 2008 | Geron Corporation, Indiana University |
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Organizations
Research & Development (22)
22 organizations
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Marketing (1)
| Organization | Org type | Relationship | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geron Corporation | For profit | NDA | Jun 6, 2024 |