Drug

Oltipraz

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Oltipraz is a small molecule: went quiet in 2016; acts on NFE2L2.

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

The drug

Status
Went quiet, 2016
Kind
Small molecule
Registered trials
4, 0 stopped early
Disease areas
Digestive system; Cancer; Lungs and airways

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

2 companies on route A because of this drug.

Companies on route A for this drug

In the product

2 companies are on route A because of Oltipraz.

Target

GeneProteinUniProt
NFE2L2Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2Q16236

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase 11100
Phase 22200
Phase 31100
All trials4

Who ran its trials

CompanyRoleYears
HK inno.NLead sponsor of trials2006 to now
PharmaKingLead sponsor of trials2011 to now