Target

CASP1

Caspase-1

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, CASP1 (caspase-1, UniProt P29466) has 2 drugs tested at it and 2 companies on the list, 1 on route A and 0 on route B.

Sources: UniProt, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL, FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, Pharos.

The protein

UniProt
P29466
How well studied
Chemical tools exist; no approved drug acts on it
Where it sits in the cell
In more than one place
Solved structures
42
Disease areas
Digestive system; Infections; Lungs and airways; Nervous system; Skin and connective tissue
Registered trials of its drugs
6

Drugs at this target

StatusCount
Stopped1
Status not established1
Total2
DrugStatusFurthest phaseUS protection
BelnacasanStatus not establishedPhase 2none listed
NivocasanStoppedPhase 2none listed

2 of 2 drugs, the most tested first.

Companies at this target

Where the company standsCompanies
Route A1
Undetermined1
Total on the list2
Three companies on route A or B, with the route only
CompanyRoute
Gilead SciencesRoute A

The other 1 company at CASP1

In the product

2 companies in all; 1 is not named here, and no score is.

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