Exatecan
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Exatecan is a small molecule: went quiet in 2007; acts on TOP1.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Went quiet, 2007
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Registered trials
- 16, 0 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Cancer; Digestive system; Hormones; Urinary and reproductive; Blood and lymph; Immune system
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.
Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| TOP1 | DNA topoisomerase 1 | P11387 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All trials | 16 |
Who ran its trials
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Daiichi Sankyo | Lead sponsor of trials | 1999 to now |