Target

CDK4

Cyclin-dependent kinase 4

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, CDK4 (cyclin-dependent kinase 4, UniProt P11802) has 22 drugs tested at it and 26 companies on the list, 10 on route A and 4 on route B.

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

The protein

UniProt
P11802
How well studied
Drug target: an approved drug acts on it
Where it sits in the cell
In more than one place
Solved structures
15
Disease areas
Cancer; Skin and connective tissue; Blood and lymph; Urinary and reproductive; Immune system; Digestive system; Pregnancy and women's health; Hormones
Registered trials of its drugs
865

Drugs at this target

StatusCount
Marketed4
Active2
Went quiet2
Stopped11
Status not established3
Total22
DrugStatusFurthest phaseUS protection
PalbociclibMarketedPhase 4Ends 2034
AbemaciclibMarketedPhase 4Ends 2031
RibociclibMarketedPhase 4Ends 2031
AlvocidibStoppedPhase 2none listed
TrilaciclibMarketedPhase 4Ends 2040
UCN-01StoppedPhase 2none listed
AtirmociclibActivePhase 3none listed
RiviciclibWent quietPhase 2none listed
CulmerciclibStatus not establishedPhase 2none listed
SPH4336ActivePhase 3none listed
LerociclibStoppedPhase 3none listed
MilciclibStoppedPhase 2none listed

12 of 22 drugs, the most tested first.

Companies at this target

Where the company standsCompanies
Route A10
Route B4
Engaged9
Undetermined3
Total on the list26
Three companies on route A or B, with the route only
CompanyRoute
NovartisRoute B
PfizerRoute B
Eli LillyRoute B

The other 23 companies at CDK4

In the product

26 companies in all; 23 are not named here, and no score is.

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