Drug

Ralfinamide

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Ralfinamide is a small molecule: went quiet in 2011; acts on CACNA1B, GRIN1 and GRIN2A and 16 more.

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

The drug

Status
Went quiet, 2011
Kind
Small molecule
Registered trials
2, 0 stopped early
Disease areas
Cancer; Nervous 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.

Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug

6 company-target rows on route A because of this drug.

Companies on route A for this drug

In the product

6 company-target rows are on route A because of Ralfinamide.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
GRIN2DGlutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2DO15399
GRIN3BGlutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 3BO60391
MAOBAmine oxidase [flavin-containing] BP27338
SCN1ASodium channel protein type 1 subunit alphaP35498
SCN4ASodium channel protein type 4 subunit alphaP35499
CACNA1BVoltage-dependent N-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1BQ00975
SCN7ASodium channel protein type 7 subunit alphaQ01118
GRIN1Glutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 1Q05586
GRIN2AGlutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2AQ12879
GRIN2BGlutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2BQ13224
SCN5ASodium channel protein type 5 subunit alphaQ14524
GRIN2CGlutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 2CQ14957
SCN9ASodium channel protein type 9 subunit alphaQ15858
GRIN3AGlutamate receptor ionotropic, NMDA 3AQ8TCU5
SCN2ASodium channel protein type 2 subunit alphaQ99250
SCN3ASodium channel protein type 3 subunit alphaQ9NY46
SCN11ASodium channel protein type 11 subunit alphaQ9UI33
SCN8ASodium channel protein type 8 subunit alphaQ9UQD0
SCN10ASodium channel protein type 10 subunit alphaQ9Y5Y9

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase 21100
Phase 31100
All trials2

Who ran its trials

CompanyRoleYears
Newron PharmaceuticalsLead sponsor of trials2004 to now