Epelsiban
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Epelsiban is a small molecule: stopped in 2016; acts on OXTR.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Stopped, 2016
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Registered trials
- 6, 2 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive; Mental 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
1 company on route A because of this drug.
Companies on route A for this drug
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| OXTR | Oxytocin receptor | P30559 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Phase 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| All trials | 6 |
Who ran its trials
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | Lead sponsor of trials | 2007 to now |