Somatrogon
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Somatrogon is a protein: marketed, first approved in 2021 (CA); acts on GHR; US protection ends in 2035.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2023
- Kind
- Protein
- Brand name
- Ngenla
- First approved
- 26 October 2021 (CA)
- Approvals on record
- 9 in 6 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Pfizer; 3 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 14, 1 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Bones, joints and muscles; Hormones; Nervous system
US protection
US protection ends in 2035.
US protection ends in 2035, 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 Pfizer. The date is computed, not published.
This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| GHR | Growth hormone receptor | P10912 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| All trials | 14 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | Applicant and Lead sponsor of trials | 2019 to now |