Drugs / zelenirstat
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zelenirstat

also known as CCI-002 · DDD 86481 · PCLX-001

Small molecule

Developed for
acute myeloid leukemia · B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Investigated by
Pacylex Pharmaceuticals · Ozmosis Research Inc. · United States Department of Defense

Trials 2

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 1 NCT06613217 Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 overdue acute myeloid leukemia Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04836195 Sep 2021 → Oct 2024 B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 16

DateIssuerRelease
2024-04-21 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Results Pacylex Pharmaceuticals CEO Presents Zelenirstat for Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the World Orphan Drug Congress pacylex.com ↗
Zelenirstat prolonged progression free and overall survival in Phase 1 solid tumor patients receiving the RP2D, compared to those receiving lower doses.
2024-04-08 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Results Zelenirstat Disrupts Oxidative Phosphorylation in Cancer Cells at AACR 2024 pacylex.com ↗
A poster will be presented describing the Company’s Phase 1 study safety results and efficacy signals, as well as evidence for profound disruption of Complex I formation in mitochondria of cancer cell with concomitant loss of oxidative phosphorylation.
2024-01-17 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Results Phase 1 Safety and Efficacy Results for Zelenirstat in Colorectal and other Cancers pacylex.com ↗
Zelenirstat prolonged progression free and overall survival in Phase 1 solid tumor patients receiving the RP2D.
2023-12-03 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Results Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Reports Safety and Efficacy Results from Its Phase 1 First-In-Human Study of Zelenirstat (PCLX-001) pacylex.com ↗
A recommended Phase 2 dose for expansion studies was established.
2023-10-03 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Results Zelenirstat Shows Potent in vitro Radiosensitization in Human Glioblastoma Models pacylex.com ↗
Zelenirstat was more effective than clinically used radiosensitizers, which generally augment the effects of radiation by 10% to 30%, increasing the effects of radiation by 40% - 140%;
2023-06-13 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Results Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data on the Mechanism of Action of Myristoylation Inhibition pacylex.com ↗
MISS-91 predicts multiple cancers that are sensitive to PCLX-001, a first-in-class small molecule NMT inhibitor, including both hematologic and solid tumors, at concentrations at which normal tissues would be insensitive.
2023-05-07 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Results Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Reports a Potential Drug Sensitivity Gene Signature and the Effects of Myristoylation Inhibition on Angiogenesis and Cancer Cell Migration at American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) 2023. pacylex.com ↗
New data demonstrating that PCLX-001, a proprietary, potent, N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) inhibitor reduces angiogenesis, cell migration/invasion, and thus potentially cancer metastasis, will also be presented.
2022-11-22 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Pacylex Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for PCLX-001 for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia pacylex.com ↗
We are happy to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted PCLX-001 Fast Track Designation for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
2022-11-04 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Pacylex Announces FDA Clearance of IND Application for PCLX-001 to Treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia pacylex.com ↗
Pacylex , a clinical-stage NMT inhibitor company developing first-in-class therapies for leukemia, lymphoma, and solid tumor cancers, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for PCLX-001 for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
2022-10-27 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Results Pacylex Pharmaceuticals announces progress on early phase clinical trials of PCLX-001 in patients pacylex.com ↗
The drug is a once-per-day capsule that has been dosed in 16 solid tumor and non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients to date without any dose limiting toxicities.
2022-10-14 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Pacylex Announces Orphan Drug Designation Granted to PCLX-001 for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia pacylex.com ↗
Pacylex today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted PCLX-001 Orphan Drug Designation for “treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia.”
2022-04-08 Pacylex Pharmaceuticals Results Pacylex Presents Evidence Supporting Advancement of PCLX-001 for Treatment of AML at AACR 2022 pacylex.com ↗
This investigation included the association of N-myristoyl transferase (NMT) expression levels with AML patient survival and the in vitro and in vivo demonstration of AML cell killing and tumor reduction with PCLX-001, a proprietary, potent, NMT inhibitor in clinical investigation in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) and solid tumor cancer patients.

All press releases naming this drug 27 releases

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Evidence & citations 7 cited values

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Known as zelenirstat ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT06613217 ↗
Known as CCI-002 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL3357685 ↗
Known as DDD 86481 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL3357685 ↗
Known as PCLX-001 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04836195 ↗
Action Inhibit “Cancer cell treatments with the first-in-class NMTI PCLX-001 (zelenirstat), which is undergoing human phase 1/2a trials in advanced lymphoma and solid tumors, recapitulated...” PMID 38715059 ↗ May 2024
Modality Small molecule — CHEMBL3357685 ↗
Route Oral “Zelenirstat will be administered orally, once daily, on 28-day cycles, at the same time each day.” NCT06613217 ↗