Target

LGALS3

Galectin-3

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, LGALS3 (galectin-3, UniProt P17931) has 6 drugs tested at it and 4 companies on the list, 2 on route A and 0 on route B.

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

The protein

UniProt
P17931
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
183
Disease areas
Cancer; Digestive system; Lungs and airways; Skin and connective tissue; Mental health; Nervous system; Heart and blood vessels; Infections
Registered trials of its drugs
25

Drugs at this target

StatusCount
Active1
Went quiet1
Stopped3
Status not established1
Total6
DrugStatusFurthest phaseUS protection
TB006ActivePhase 2none listed
SelvigaltinStoppedPhase 2none listed
BelapectinStoppedPhase 3none listed
DavanatStoppedPhase 2none listed
OlitigaltinStatus not establishedPhase 2none listed
HT-2157Went quietPhase 2none listed

6 of 6 drugs, the most tested first.

Companies at this target

Where the company standsCompanies
Route A2
Engaged1
Undetermined1
Total on the list4
Three companies on route A or B, with the route only
CompanyRoute
Galectin TherapeuticsRoute A
Dart NeuroScienceRoute A

The other 2 companies at LGALS3

In the product

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

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