Drug

Apratastat

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Apratastat is a small molecule: went quiet in 2005; acts on ADAM17 and MMP13.

Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.

The drug

Status
Went quiet, 2005
Kind
Small molecule
Registered trials
1, 0 stopped early
Disease areas
Bones, joints and muscles; Immune system; Skin and connective tissue

US protection

No US approval on record.

With no US approval on record there are no listed US patents or exclusivities.

This is the US only.

Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug

1 company-target row on route B and 1 company-target row on route A because of this drug.

Companies on route B for this drug

In the product

1 company-target row is on route B because of Apratastat.

Companies on route A for this drug

In the product

1 company-target row is on route A because of Apratastat.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
MMP13Collagenase 3P45452
ADAM17Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 17P78536

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase 21100
All trials1

Who ran its trials

CompanyRoleYears
PfizerLead sponsor of trials