Lenalidomide
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Lenalidomide is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2005 (US); acts on CRBN; US protection ends in 2027.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2021
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Revlimid
- First approved
- 27 December 2005 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 22 in 6 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Registered trials
- 1,037, 175 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Cancer; Blood and lymph; Immune system; Heart and blood vessels; Urinary and reproductive; Infections
US protection
US protection ends in 2027.
The last listed US drug-substance patent ends in 2027. The application that gives this date is held by Bristol Myers Squibb.
This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| CRBN | Protein cereblon | Q96SW2 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 39 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| Phase 1 | 198 | 104 | 33 | 52 |
| Phase 2 | 643 | 302 | 165 | 107 |
| Phase 3 | 141 | 55 | 68 | 10 |
| Phase 4 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| All trials | 1,037 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Myers Squibb | Originator, Applicant and Lead sponsor of trials | 2002 to now |