Gallium nitrate
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Gallium nitrate is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1991 (US); acts on RRM2; no US protection is listed.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 1991
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Ganite
- First approved
- 17 January 1991 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 1 in 1 region
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Chapter 7 Trustee Of Genta
- Registered trials
- 5, 0 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Blood and lymph; Cancer; Immune system; Digestive system; Infections; Inherited and neonatal
US protection
No US protection is listed.
The FDA registers list no drug-substance patent or exclusivity that counts for this drug.
This is the US only.
Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug
1 company on route B because of this drug.
Companies on route B for this drug
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| RRM2 | Ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase subunit M2 | P31350 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| All trials | 5 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Astellas | Earlier holder | 1991 to now |
| Chapter 7 Trustee Of Genta | Acquired holder | 2020 to now |