Target

HDAC2

Histone deacetylase 2

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, HDAC2 (histone deacetylase 2, UniProt Q92769) has 5 drugs tested at it and 7 companies on the list, 3 on route A and 1 on route B.

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

The protein

UniProt
Q92769
How well studied
Drug target: an approved drug acts on it
Where it sits in the cell
Inside the cell
Solved structures
49
Disease areas
Cancer; Blood and lymph; Immune system; Skin and connective tissue; Lungs and airways; Urinary and reproductive; Digestive system; Nervous system
Registered trials of its drugs
498

Drugs at this target

StatusCount
Marketed2
Stopped3
Total5
DrugStatusFurthest phaseUS protection
VorinostatMarketedPhase 3Ends 2027
TucidinostatMarketedPhase 4none listed
MocetinostatStoppedPhase 2none listed
NanatinostatStoppedPhase 2none listed
MTX110StoppedPhase 1none listed

5 of 5 drugs, the most tested first.

Companies at this target

Where the company standsCompanies
Route A3
Route B1
Engaged2
Undetermined1
Total on the list7
Three companies on route A or B, with the route only
CompanyRoute
Merck & Co.Route B
Bristol Myers SquibbRoute A
Viracta TherapeuticsRoute A

The other 4 companies at HDAC2

In the product

7 companies in all; 4 are not named here, and no score is.

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