Drugs / Niclosamide
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Niclosamide

targets AR

Developed for
COVID-19 · metastatic prostate carcinoma · colorectal cancer · acute myeloid leukemia · castration-resistant prostate carcinoma · classic familial adenomatous polyposis · parasitic intestinal disorder · proctitis
+7 more · prostate adenocarcinoma · rheumatoid arthritis · severe acute respiratory syndrome · taeniasis · ulcerative colitis · ulcerative proctosigmoiditis · diabetic kidney disease
Investigated by
Entero Therapeutics · Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. · National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals Inc. · UNION therapeutics · CURE Childhood Cancer, Inc.
+35 more · Center for Molecular Medicine · Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Chulalongkorn University · Department of Medical Services Ministry of Public Health of Thailand · Faiq Gorial · I-site University Lille North Europe · Imuneks Farma ilac San. Tic. A.S. · King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital · Mae Fah Luang University · Mahidol University · Mamta Parikh · Michael Morse, MD · Ministry of Health, Thailand · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) · National University of San Marcos, Peru · Novotech (Australia) Pty Limited · Oregon Health and Science University · Pandomedx · Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) · QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · Ramathibodi Hospital · Stanford University · TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Thanyarak Pattani Hospital · The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · The University of Western Australia · University Hospital, Lille · University of Baghdad · University of California, Davis · University of Washington · Vibhavadi Hospital · Washington University School of Medicine · Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital · Yonsei University

Trials 26

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 19 trials
Phase 1 NCT05188170 Nov 2022 → Jul 2026 overdue acute myeloid leukemia Stanford University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05168644 Nov 2021 → Jan 2022 — TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04749173 Nov 2020 → Jun 2021 COVID-19 Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04705415 Nov 2020 → Oct 2021 — NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04592835 Oct → Dec 2020 — Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04576312 Jun → Dec 2020 COVID-19 UNION therapeutics Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02687009 Nov → Dec 2017 colorectal cancer Michael Morse, MD Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1 NCT03123978 Jan 2017 → Jan 2022 metastatic prostate carcinoma University of California, Davis Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02532114 Dec 2015 → Nov 2017 castration-resistant prostate carcinoma, metastatic prostate carcinoma, prostate adenocarcinoma University of Washington Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/22 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT03521232 May 2018 → Sep 2022 proctitis, ulcerative colitis, ulcerative proctosigmoiditis Entero Therapeutics Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT03160001 Aug 2017 → Aug 2018 rheumatoid arthritis Faiq Gorial Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 29 trials
Phase 2 NCT05226533 Mar → Dec 2022 COVID-19 Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 2 NCT04542434 Jan 2022 COVID-19 Entero Therapeutics Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04436458 Jan 2022 COVID-19 Entero Therapeutics Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04932915 Sep 2021 → Jan 2022 COVID-19 UNION therapeutics Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 2 NCT04858425 Apr 2021 → Jun 2022 COVID-19 Entero Therapeutics Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04753619 Jan → Dec 2021 COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome University of Baghdad Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04296851 Feb 2020 → Dec 2022 classic familial adenomatous polyposis Yonsei University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02807805 Oct 2016 → May 2025 overdue metastatic prostate carcinoma Mamta Parikh Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02519582 Aug 2015 → Dec 2019 colorectal cancer Charite University, Berlin, Germany Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT04603924 Oct 2020 → Feb 2022 COVID-19 NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 32 trials
Phase 3 NCT04558021 Oct 2020 → Jan 2021 COVID-19 Imuneks Farma ilac San. Tic. A.S. Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04372082 May 2020 → May 2023 COVID-19 University Hospital, Lille Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 41 trial · 1 met primary
Phase 4 NCT05087381 Oct 2021 → Jun 2022 — Chulalongkorn University Completed Met primary
Phase not applicable2 trials
— NCT01296958 May 2011 → Jan 2013 taeniasis Oregon Health and Science University Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00138359 Dec 2004 → Jan 2005 parasitic intestinal disorder National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Terminated No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy5 trials
Phase 1 NCT04644705 Comparator Nov 2020 → May 2021 — Charité Research Organisation GmbH Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04750759 Comparator Feb → Oct 2021 COVID-19 Charité Research Organisation GmbH Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04399356 Comparator Oct 2020 → Apr 2021 COVID-19 Tufts Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT04870333 Comparator Feb 2021 → Apr 2025 COVID-19 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Completed Missed primary
Phase 3 NCT04317430 Comparator Feb 2020 → Apr 2022 diabetic kidney disease Tanta University Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 12

DateIssuerRelease
2023-06-16 UNION therapeutics Results Announcement of topline results from the PROTECT-V platform study investigating niclosamide nasal spray to prevent COVID-19 infection in vaccinated but highly vulnerable patients uniontherapeutics.com ↗
The study did not meet its primary endpoint, as no difference was detected between risk of infection in the niclosamide and placebo groups.
2021-04-06 UNION therapeutics Results UNION therapeutics’ COVID-19 candidates found to be well tolerated in Phase 1 Lancet publication uniontherapeutics.com ↗
With no serious adverse effects reported, the study showed a strong safety profile of inhaled and intranasal niclosamide which was the primary endpoint for the trial.
2021-03-29 UNION therapeutics Regulatory The PROTECT-V trial investigating UNIONs COVID-19 candidate receives Urgent Public Health Prioritization from the UK government uniontherapeutics.com ↗
2020-11-30 Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. Regulatory Daewoong Pharmaceutical obtains approval from Australia for clinical trial of niclosamide, a treatment for COVID-19 daewoong.co.kr ↗
Daewoong Pharmaceutical obtains approval from Australia for clinical trial of niclosamide, a treatment for COVID-19
2020-11-23 Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. Regulatory Daewoong Pharmaceutical obtains approval from South Korea for clinical trial of niclosamide, a treatment for COVID-19 daewoong.co.kr ↗
Daewoong Pharmaceutical obtains approval from South Korea for clinical trial of niclosamide, a treatment for COVID-19
2020-11-17 Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. Results Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s Long-Acting Niclosamide Shows High Promise Against Upcoming COVID-19 ‘Twindemic’ daewoong.co.kr ↗
According to Daewoong, niclosamide successfully reduced the IVA-driven mortality rate in an animal efficacy test alongside its previous success in a COVID-19 ferret model.
2020-10-14 Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. Results Daewoong Pharmaceutical confirms effect of niclosamide on influenza following COVID-19 daewoong.co.kr ↗
As a result, the mortality rate was confirmed as 40% in the control group and 0% in the niclosamide group.
2020-10-14 Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. Results Daewoong Pharmaceutical and Daewoong Therapeutics smoothly conducting a global clinical trial for niclosamide as COVID-19 treatment daewoong.co.kr ↗
Safety has been confirmed so far in healthy subjects in the first treatment group, and the clinical trial is going well.
2020-09-16 Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. Regulatory Daewoong Pharmaceutical obtains approval for phase 1 clinical trials of COVID-19 drug niclosamide for patients in the Philippines daewoong.co.kr ↗
Daewoong obtained approval for phase 1 clinical trials of the COVID-19 drug DWRX2003 (niclosamide) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines on the 4th.
2020-09-16 Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. LTD. Regulatory Daewoong Pharmaceutical obtains approval for phase 1 clinical trials of COVID-19 drug Niclosamide daewoong.co.kr ↗
Daewoong Pharmaceutical (Daewoong) (CEO Sengho Jeon) obtained approval for phase 1 clinical trials of the drug DWRX2003 (Niclosamide) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on the 11th.
2020-08-25 UNION therapeutics Results UNION therapeutics A/S completes dosing of healthy volunteers with UNI911 (inhaled niclosamide) for COVID-19 uniontherapeutics.com ↗
UNION has successfully completed inhalation dosing of 44 healthy volunteers, confirming the safety and tolerability of UNI911
2020-07-01 UNION therapeutics Regulatory UNION receives approval from Danish Medicines Agency to initiate clinical study with niclosamide for treatment of COVID-19 uniontherapeutics.com ↗
The Danish Medicines Agency has approved UNIONs Clinical Trial Application to initiate study with niclosamide in healthy volunteers

All press releases naming this drug 16 releases

DateIssuerRelease

Evidence & citations 10 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 32 sources stand behind the page.

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Known as Niclosamide “A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Single-ascending Dose Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Properties of Niclosamide...” NCT04749173 ↗
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“Niclosamide is a broad spectrum, host tageting antiviral that inhibits viral replication” NCT04576312 ↗

“Niclosamide 432mg (intramuscular injection) + Remdesivir” NCT05226533 ↗

“Niclosamide Injectable (DWRX2003)” NCT04592835 ↗

NCT02687009 ↗

NCT04436458 ↗

NCT04750759 ↗

NCT05188170 ↗

NCT04558021 ↗

NCT03160001 ↗

NCT04870333 ↗

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Known as DWRX2003 “A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Single-ascending Dose Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Properties of Niclosamide...” NCT04749173 ↗
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“Niclosamide Injectable (DWRX2003)” NCT04592835 ↗

Known as Niclosamide Ethanolamine “INN: Niclosamide Ethanolamine Chemical name (IUPAC): 5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide.2 aminoethanol CAS registry number: 1420-04-8 Lab code: UNI911” NCT04870333 ↗
Known as Niclosamide Pill “Drug: Niclosamide Pill” NCT05087381 ↗
Known as PDMX1001 “niclosamide (PDMX1001/niclosamide)” NCT03123978 ↗
Known as UNI911 “Safety of Ascending Doses of Niclosamide (UNI911 INHALATION) in Healthy Volunteers” NCT04576312 ↗
Known as UNI91103 “Safety and Efficacy of Intranasal Administration of Niclosamide (UNI91103) in Adults With Asymptomatic or Mild COVID-19” NCT04932915 ↗
Action Inhibit “Niclosamide is a drug that may block another signal that can cause prostate cancer cell growth.” NCT02807805 ↗
Route Oral “Single oral dose of niclosamide determined by weight” NCT01296958 ↗
Target AR “Potential mechanisms of action include degrading constitutively active androgen receptor splice variants (AR-Vs)” PMID 29856824 ↗ Jun 2018