Drug

Defibrotide

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Defibrotide is a drug: marketed, first approved in 2013 (EU); acts on ADORA1, ADORA2A and F2 and 1 more.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2020
Kind
Unknown
Brand name
Defitelio
First approved
18 October 2013 (EU)
Approvals on record
7 in 6 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Jazz Pharmaceuticals; 5 holders in all
Registered trials
22, 2 stopped early
Disease areas
Heart and blood vessels; Digestive system; Blood and lymph; Infections; Lungs and airways; Cancer

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

11 company-target rows on route B because of this drug.

Companies on route B for this drug

In the product

11 company-target rows are on route B because of Defibrotide.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
F2ProthrombinP00734
PLGPlasminogen [Cleaved into: PlasminP00747
ADORA2AAdenosine receptor A2aP29274
ADORA1Adenosine receptor A1P30542

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated2000
Phase 11100
Phase 214732
Phase 34400
Phase 41100
All trials22

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
Jazz PharmaceuticalsApplicant and Lead sponsor of trials2006 to now
GentiumApplicant2013 to now
AdiumApplicant2019 to now
Nippon ShinyakuApplicant2019 to now