lurbinectedin
Trade name: Zepzelca
Small moleculeapprovedOrphan Drug FDA
Approved
Jun 15, 2020
Lurbinectedin, sold under the brand name Zepzelca, is a medication used for the treatment of small cell lung cancer. — Wikipedia
Clinical trial activity
55 trials · 46 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs
Phase 1
30
Phase 2
35
Phase 3
7
Phase 4
0
Earliest trial started Mar 1, 2009 (NCT00877474)
Timeline
2000s
- Jan 1, 2009
Earliest Phase 1 Sponsor(trial)
2010s
2020s
- Jun 15, 2020
Jazz Pharmaceuticals — Earliest FDA Approval
- Jun 15, 2020
Jazz Pharmaceuticals — Marketing Organization
- Jun 15, 2020
Jazz Pharmaceuticals — NDA Secondary Org
- Jun 15, 2020
Jazz Pharmaceuticals — NDA Organization
Indications
Approved for
Studied for
- Breast Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine · Phase 2
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung · Phase 2
- Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial · Phase 1
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell · Phase 2
- Colorectal Neoplasms · Phase 1
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor · Phase 1/Phase 2
- Endometrial Neoplasms · Phase 1/Phase 2
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Genital Neoplasms, Female · Phase 1
- Glioblastoma · Phase 1
- Homologous Recombination · Phase 2
- Leiomyosarcoma · Phase 2/Phase 3
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute · Phase 1
- Liver Diseases · Phase 1
- Lung Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Lymphoma · Phase 1/Phase 2
- Mesothelioma · Phase 2
- Neoplasm Metastasis · Phase 2
- Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Neuroendocrine Tumors · Phase 2
- Ovarian Neoplasms · Phase 3
- Pancreatic Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Sarcoma · Phase 1/Phase 2
- Sarcoma, Ewing · Phase 1/Phase 2
- Small Cell Lung Carcinoma · Phase 3
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck · Phase 1
- Stomach Neoplasms · Phase 1
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms · Phase 2
Mechanism of action
Approval history
- approvedPriority reviewAcceleratedJun 15, 2020
Chemistry & pharmacology
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SMILES
COc1ccc2[nH]c3c(c2c1)CCN[C@]31CS[C@@H]2c3c(OC(C)=O)c(C)c4c(c3[C@H](COC1=O)N1[C@@H]2[C@H]2c3c(cc(C)c(OC)c3O)C[C@@H]([C@@H]1O)N2C)OCO4- Mol. weight
- 784.89 g/mol
- Lipinski Ro5
- 2 violation(s)
- Rule of 3
- No
- Chirality
- Single Stereoisomer
- Inorganic
- No
- Polymer
- No
- Delivery
- Parenteral
- Availability
- Prescription Only
Oral
No
Parenteral
Yes
Topical
No
Sources
- WikipediaLurbinectedin ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL4297516 ↗
Also known as
- lurbinectedin
- lurbinectedin
- lurbinectedin
- pm01183
- pm01183
- pm01183
- pm 01183
- pm-01183
Clinical trials
| NCT ID | Phase | Start date | Sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07141771 | Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2) | Dec 31, 2025 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences |
| NCT07258147 | Phase 2 | Dec 25, 2025 | Sichuan University |
| NCT07155174 | Phase 2/Phase 3 (Phase 3) | Dec 6, 2025 | AbbVie |
| NCT07153055 | Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2) | Nov 30, 2025 | Indiana University, Jazz Pharmaceuticals |
| NCT07121478 | Phase 2 | Sep 23, 2025 | National Cancer Center, Korea, Seoul National University, Sungkyunkwan University, The National Cancer Center, Yonsei University |
| NCT06681220 | Phase 2 | Jan 1, 2025 | Department of Veteran Affairs |
| NCT06217536 | Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2) | Oct 31, 2024 | Jazz Pharmaceuticals, University of California, San Francisco |
| NCT06496048 | Phase 3 | Aug 31, 2024 | Jilin Provincial Tumor Hospital, Luye Pharma |
| NCT06497530 | Phase 2 | Aug 31, 2024 | Guangzhou Medical University |
| NCT06501976 | Phase 2 | Jul 31, 2024 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences |
| NCT06228066 | Phase 2 | Jun 13, 2024 | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| NCT06385548 | Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2) | May 31, 2024 | Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona |
| NCT06088290 | Phase 2/Phase 3 (Phase 3) | Sep 21, 2023 | PharmaMar |
| NCT05918640 | Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2) | Jul 27, 2023 | Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Stand Up To Cancer, University of Pennsylvania |
| NCT05876715 | Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2) | Jun 7, 2023 | Sarcoma Oncology Research Center, LLC |
| NCT05636111 | Phase 1 | May 31, 2023 | Jazz Pharmaceuticals, University of Texas at Houston |
| NCT05734066 | Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2) | May 23, 2023 | Jazz Pharmaceuticals |
| NCT05572476 | Phase 2 | Apr 30, 2023 | AstraZeneca, Institut Bergonié, PharmaMar |
| NCT05800587 | Phase 2 | Feb 22, 2023 | Temple University |
| NCT05574504 | Phase 2 | Jan 31, 2023 | Advent Health, Jazz Pharmaceuticals |
Showing 20 of 55 trials
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Organizations
Research & Development (46)
| Organization | Org type | Trials | As lead sponsor | Phases | Earliest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PharmaMar | For profit | 25 | 21 | 4 | 2009 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals | For profit | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2020 |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Government | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| AstraZeneca | For profit | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2015 |
| Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2015 |
| Jilin Provincial Tumor Hospital | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2020 |
| Luye Pharma | For profit | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2020 |
| Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2009 |
| University of Texas at Houston | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| AbbVie | For profit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Advent Health | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| ASO SS Antonio e Biagio e C Arrigo Alessandria, Italy | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2017 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | For profit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cantonal Hospital Winterthur | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2017 |
| Department of Veteran Affairs | Government | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Emory University | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Fundacion Oncosur | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| G1 Therapeutics, Inc. | For profit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
46 organizations
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Marketing (3)
| Organization | Org type | Relationship | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals | For profit | MKTG | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals | For profit | NDA2 | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals | For profit | NDA | Jun 15, 2020 |