Drugs / FX-909
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FX-909

Small molecule targets PPARG via inhibition

Developed for
urothelial carcinoma
Investigated by
Flare Therapeutics Inc. · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Trials 1

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 1 NCT05929235 Aug 2023 → Oct 2027 expected urothelial carcinoma Flare Therapeutics Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 7

DateIssuerRelease
2026-04-06 Flare Therapeutics Inc. Results Flare Therapeutics Announces Three Upcoming Poster Presentations at AACR Annual Meeting 2026 flaretx.com ↗
In a Phase 0 study, FX-909, a first-in-class oral PPARG inhibitor, demonstrated intratumoral penetration and on-target activity, including dose-dependent PPARG modulation, increased tumor apoptosis, and enhanced CD8⁺ T-cell infiltration.
2026-02-27 Flare Therapeutics Inc. Results Flare Therapeutics Presents Updated FX-909 Phase 1A Data in Late-Breaking Oral Presentation at 2026 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium flaretx.com ↗
These data offer encouraging signs that FX-909 may help shrink or control tumors in patients with advanced UC, with enriched responses in tumors with a luminal lineage as defined by PPARG overexpression.
2025-11-07 Flare Therapeutics Inc. Results Flare Therapeutics Presents Correlative Biomarker Analysis from the FX-909 Phase 1A Clinical Study at SITC 2025 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting flaretx.com ↗
This analysis includes novel insights regarding FX-909’s immune modulatory mechanism of action and demonstrate that FX-909 exerts immune-modulatory activity as a single agent, supporting the rationale for combination with an anti-PD-1 inhibitor in advanced UC.
2025-10-24 Flare Therapeutics Inc. Results Flare Therapeutics Presents Part A Data from FX-909 Phase 1 Study at AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference flaretx.com ↗
FX-909 demonstrated early signs of clinical benefit in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma as a monotherapy with a favorable safety profile.
2023-11-03 Flare Therapeutics Inc. Results Flare Therapeutics Presents New Translational Data in Support of Lead Asset FX-909 for the Treatment of Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Cancer at SITC 2023 Annual Meeting flaretx.com ↗
PPARG amplification is significantly associated with shorter real-world Progression Free Survival to anti-PD1.
2023-10-13 Flare Therapeutics Inc. Results Flare Therapeutics Presents Novel, AI-Based Method Identifying Luminal Subtype of Urothelial Cancer Supporting Lead Asset FX-909 at the 2023 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics flaretx.com ↗
2023-04-17 Flare Therapeutics Inc. Results Flare Therapeutics Presents First Preclinical Data on Lead Asset FX-909, a Novel Small Molecule PPARG Inhibitor to Potentially Treat Urothelial Cancer, at the 2023 AACR Annual Meeting flaretx.com ↗
FX-909 is highly potent and selective for the PPARG transcription factor, and demonstrates tumor eradication in preclinical animal models of urothelial cancer at low oral doses

All press releases naming this drug 16 releases

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Evidence & citations 5 cited values

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Known as FX-909 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT05929235 ↗
Action Inhibit “inhibits basal- and ligand-activated transcription by PPARG.” NCT05929235 ↗
Modality Small molecule “small-molecule PPARγ inverse agonist” PMID 41760953 ↗ Feb 2026
Route Oral “FX-909 given orally (PO)” NCT05929235 ↗
Target PPARG “inhibits basal- and ligand-activated transcription by PPARG.” NCT05929235 ↗