Target

MMP8

Neutrophil collagenase

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, MMP8 (neutrophil collagenase, UniProt P22894) has 3 drugs tested at it and 9 companies on the list, 2 on route A and 1 on route B.

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

The protein

UniProt
P22894
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
25
Disease areas
Infections; Skin and connective tissue; Lungs and airways; Urinary and reproductive; Cancer; Heart and blood vessels; Digestive system; Immune system
Registered trials of its drugs
237

Drugs at this target

StatusCount
Marketed1
Went quiet1
Stopped1
Total3
DrugStatusFurthest phaseUS protection
Doxycycline anhydrousMarketedPhase 4none listed
RebimastatStoppedPhase 3none listed
CTS-1027Went quietPhase 2none listed

3 of 3 drugs, the most tested first.

Companies at this target

Where the company standsCompanies
Route A2
Route B1
Engaged6
Total on the list9
Three companies on route A or B, with the route only
CompanyRoute
PfizerRoute B
Bristol Myers SquibbRoute A
Conatus PharmaceuticalsRoute A

The other 6 companies at MMP8

In the product

9 companies in all; 6 are not named here, and no score is.

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