Vepdegestrant
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Vepdegestrant is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2026 (US); acts on ESR1; US protection ends in 2038.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2026
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Veppanu
- First approved
- 1 May 2026 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 2 in 1 region
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Rigel Pharmaceuticals
- Registered trials
- 24, 0 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Cancer; Skin and connective tissue; Lungs and airways
US protection
US protection ends in 2038.
The last listed US drug-substance patent ends in 2038. The application that gives this date is held by Rigel Pharmaceuticals.
This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.
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Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug
1 company on route B because of this drug.
Companies on route B for this drug
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| ESR1 | Estrogen receptor | P03372 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Phase 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| All trials | 24 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rigel Pharmaceuticals | Originator | 2026 to now |