Target

SMO

Protein smoothened

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, SMO (protein smoothened, UniProt Q99835) has 9 drugs tested at it and 12 companies on the list, 5 on route A and 2 on route B.

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

The protein

UniProt
Q99835
How well studied
Drug target: an approved drug acts on it
Where it sits in the cell
At a membrane
Solved structures
15
Disease areas
Cancer; Blood and lymph; Digestive system; Lungs and airways; Skin and connective tissue; Hormones; Immune system; Bones, joints and muscles
Registered trials of its drugs
184

Drugs at this target

StatusCount
Marketed3
Active1
Went quiet4
Stopped1
Total9
DrugStatusFurthest phaseUS protection
VismodegibMarketedPhase 4Ends 2028
SonidegibMarketedPhase 4Ends 2036
GlasdegibMarketedPhase 3Ends 2036
TaladegibActivePhase 2none listed
PatidegibStoppedPhase 3none listed
BMS-833923Went quietPhase 2none listed
LEQ506Went quietPhase 1none listed
TAK-441Went quietPhase 1none listed
ZSP1602Went quietPhase 1none listed

9 of 9 drugs, the most tested first.

Companies at this target

Where the company standsCompanies
Route A5
Route B2
Engaged3
Undetermined2
Total on the list12
Three companies on route A or B, with the route only
CompanyRoute
PfizerRoute B
Bristol Myers SquibbRoute A
Sol-Gel TechnologiesRoute A

The other 9 companies at SMO

In the product

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

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