Drug

Becatecarin

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Becatecarin is a small molecule: stopped in 2013; acts on TOP1, TOP2A and TOP2B.

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

The drug

Status
Stopped, 2013
Kind
Small molecule
Registered trials
12, 5 stopped early
Disease areas
Cancer; Blood and lymph; Digestive system; Immune system; Infections; Pregnancy and women's health

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

3 company-target rows on route A because of this drug.

Companies on route A for this drug

In the product

3 company-target rows are on route A because of Becatecarin.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
TOP1DNA topoisomerase 1P11387
TOP2ADNA topoisomerase 2-alphaP11388
TOP2BDNA topoisomerase 2-betaQ02880

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase 13201
Phase 28503
Phase 31001
All trials12

Who ran its trials

CompanyRoleYears
Helsinn HealthcareLead sponsor of trials2004 to now