Target

CETP

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, CETP (cholesteryl ester transfer protein, UniProt P11597) has 7 drugs tested at it and 13 companies on the list, 6 on route A and 0 on route B.

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

The protein

UniProt
P11597
How well studied
Chemical tools exist; no approved drug acts on it
Where it sits in the cell
Secreted
Solved structures
3
Disease areas
Nutrition and metabolism; Heart and blood vessels; Inherited and neonatal; Digestive system; Hormones; Mental health; Nervous system; Pregnancy and women's health
Registered trials of its drugs
109

Drugs at this target

StatusCount
Active2
Went quiet3
Stopped2
Total7
DrugStatusFurthest phaseUS protection
EvacetrapibStoppedPhase 3none listed
ObicetrapibActivePhase 3none listed
AnacetrapibWent quietPhase 3none listed
DalcetrapibActivePhase 3none listed
TorcetrapibStoppedPhase 3none listed
RocacetrapibWent quietPhase 2none listed
K-312Went quietPhase 1none listed

7 of 7 drugs, the most tested first.

Companies at this target

Where the company standsCompanies
Route A6
Engaged7
Total on the list13
Three companies on route A or B, with the route only
CompanyRoute
Merck & Co.Route A
PfizerRoute A
RocheRoute A

The other 10 companies at CETP

In the product

13 companies in all; 10 are not named here, and no score is.

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