Rasburicase
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Rasburicase is an enzyme: marketed, first approved in 2001 (EU); US protection ended in 2014.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2020
- Kind
- Enzyme
- Brand name
- Elitek
- First approved
- 23 February 2001 (EU)
- Approvals on record
- 7 in 6 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Sanofi; 2 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 23, 3 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Blood and lymph; Immune system; Cancer; Infections; Heart and blood vessels; Inherited and neonatal
US protection
US protection ended in 2014.
US protection ended in 2014, computed as 12 years from the first US licence because FDA publishes no date for this product. The application that gives this date is held by Sanofi. The date is computed, not published.
This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.
The exact date and the listings behind it
In the product2 listings count towards this date. The exact date and each listing are in the product.
See the exact date and the 2 listings behind itRequest access. Nothing is shown until you do.
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Phase 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| All trials | 23 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | Applicant and Lead sponsor of trials | 2001 to now |