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Remdesivir

also known as RDV · GS-5734 · Veklury · GS-443902

Small molecule

Developed for
COVID-19 · acute respiratory distress syndrome · Ebola hemorrhagic fever · pneumonia · respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease · dengue disease · long COVID-19 · Orthocoronavirinae infectious disease
Investigated by
Gilead Sciences · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections · Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre · Capital Medical University · First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
+102 more · French National Institute of Health and Medical Research · International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials (INSIGHT) · Kirby Institute · M Abdur Rahim Medical College and Hospital · Medical Research Council · Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Network · US Department of Veterans Affairs · University of Copenhagen · University of Liverpool · Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center · World Health Organization · AMS-PHPT Research Collaboration · ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases · ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco · Ain Shams University · Aotearoa Clinical Trials · Aston University · Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases · Berry Consultants · Biomed Industries, Inc. · Chattogram General Hospital · Chiang Mai University · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences · Clinical Urology and Epidemiology Working Group · Cox's Bazar 250 Bed District Sadar Hospital · Dalhousie University · Dr. Md. Alimur Reza · European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) · Fight AIDS and Infectious Diseases Foundation · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Global Coalition for Adaptive Research · HECRIN Consortium · Helsinki University Central Hospital · Hospital Hietzing · Hospital Saydet Zgharta University Medical Center · Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre · Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology · Hunter Medical Research Institute · Hyvinkää Hospital · Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre · Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital · Kanta-Häme Central Hospital · Kepler University Hospital · Kingston Health Sciences Centre · Kuopio University Hospital · Lahore General Hospital · Lebanese University · Lisa Barrett · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine · Makerere University · Mansoura University Hospital · Medical Research Institute of New Zealand · Medical University Innsbruck · Medical University of Graz · Medical University of Vienna · Mikkeli Central Hospital · Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada · Nat Intensive Care Surveillance - MORU · National Research Center - Institute of Immunology Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia · National Taiwan University Hospital · National University Hospital, Singapore · NeuroRx, Inc. · Niagara Health System · Nova Scotia Health Authority · Otto Wagner Hospital · Oulu University Hospital · Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam · PENTA Foundation · Pak Emirates Military Hospital · Pfizer · Porvoo Hospital · Professor Dr. Bernd Mühlbauer · Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust · all 108 on the full record

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 7 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed COVID-19 1 milestone
Filed US (FDA) Veklury COVID-19 2020-08-10

“submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Veklury ® (remdesivir)” gilead.com ↗

Approved Indication not stated 3 milestones
Label expansions (4) US (FDA) VEKLURY — 2022-01-21 – 2024-02-28 fda.gov ↗
Approved US (FDA) VEKLURY — 2020-10-22 fda.gov ↗
Approved EU (EMA) Veklury — 2020-07-03 europa.eu ↗

Trials 48

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT04560231 Jun → Nov 2020 Orthocoronavirinae infectious disease Lahore General Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT04480333 Sep → Dec 2020 COVID-19, neurodegenerative disease, neuronitis, pneumonia +1 Biomed Industries, Inc. Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05925140 Mar 2020 → Dec 2024 COVID-19 Lebanese University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1/22 trials · 2 missed
Phase 1/2 NCT04539262 Sep 2020 → Feb 2021 COVID-19 Gilead Sciences Completed Missed primary
Phase 1/2 NCT04746183 Jul 2020 → Mar 2027 expected COVID-19 University of Liverpool Recruiting Missed primary
Phase 210 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 2 NCT06551844 Apr 2026 → Dec 2029 expected dengue disease Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06817889 Dec 2025 → Nov 2027 expected autoimmune disease, hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm, respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07197164 Sep 2025 → Dec 2026 expected COVID-19 Fight AIDS and Infectious Diseases Foundation Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06873633 Jul 2025 → Jun 2026 overdue respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease PENTA Foundation Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05587894 Apr 2023 → Jun 2026 overdue COVID-19, immunodeficiency disease ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05041907 Sep 2021 → Jan 2027 expected COVID-19 University of Oxford Recruiting Mixed
Phase 2 NCT04385719 May → Jul 2021 Ebola hemorrhagic fever, HIV infectious disease Makerere University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05184127 Apr → Sep 2021 COVID-19 National Research Center - Institute of Immunology Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia Completed Met primary
Phase 2 NCT04596839 Sep 2020 → Apr 2021 COVID-19 Dr. Md. Alimur Reza Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04321993 Apr 2020 → Apr 2024 COVID-19 Lisa Barrett Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2/36 trials · 2 met primary
Phase 2/3 NCT04431453 Jul 2020 → Feb 2023 COVID-19 Gilead Sciences Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT04575064 Jun 2020 → Mar 2022 COVID-19 Professor Dr. Bernd Mühlbauer Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT04345419 Jun → Dec 2020 COVID-19 Tanta University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT04351724 Apr 2020 → Dec 2021 COVID-19 Medical University of Vienna Unknown Met primary
Phase 2/3 NCT04349410 Apr → Sep 2020 COVID-19 The Camelot Foundation Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT03719586 Nov 2018 → Sep 2019 Ebola hemorrhagic fever National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed Met primary
Phase 318 trials · 1 met primary · 5 missed
Phase 3 NCT07013474 Jul 2025 → Sep 2027 expected COVID-19 Pfizer Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06729593 Apr 2021 → Aug 2022 COVID-19 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed Missed primary
Phase 3 NCT04843761 Apr 2021 → Aug 2022 COVID-19 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04832880 Apr 2021 → Mar 2022 COVID-19 ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04745351 Mar 2021 → Apr 2022 COVID-19 Gilead Sciences Terminated Missed primary Stop: Enrollment
Phase 3 NCT04610541 Oct 2020 → Oct 2021 COVID-19 University of Pecs Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04501952 Sep 2020 → May 2021 COVID-19 Gilead Sciences Terminated Met primary Stop: Enrollment
Phase 3 NCT04693026 Sep 2020 → Feb 2021 COVID-19, acute respiratory distress syndrome M Abdur Rahim Medical College and Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04678739 Aug 2020 → Jan 2021 COVID-19, acute respiratory distress syndrome M Abdur Rahim Medical College and Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04483960 Jul 2020 → Jul 2025 COVID-19 University of Melbourne Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 44 trials
Phase 4 NCT06792214 Jan 2025 → Jan 2026 overdue long COVID-19 Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05911906 Oct 2024 → Sep 2025 COVID-19 University of Derby Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05502081 Sep → Dec 2022 COVID-19 Mansoura University Hospital Completed Mixed
Phase 4 NCT04978259 Jul 2021 → Feb 2023 COVID-19 Clinical Urology and Epidemiology Working Group Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable3 trials
— NCT06610643 Sep 2024 → Sep 2026 overdue COVID-19, immunodeficiency disease National Taiwan University Hospital Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
— NCT05024006 Apr 2020 → Apr 2021 COVID-19 University of the Philippines Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT04492501 Apr → Jul 2020 COVID-19, acute respiratory distress syndrome, cytokine release syndrome UNICEF Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not stated2 trials
— NCT04302766 — COVID-19 U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command No longer available No outcome recorded
— NCT04323761 — COVID-19 Gilead Sciences Approved for marketing No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy39 trials
Phase 1 NCT06860282 Comparator Dec 2022 → Mar 2023 COVID-19, viral pneumonia Heronova Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT04790240 Comparator Jan 2025 → Dec 2026 expected COVID-19 All Natural Medicine Clinic, LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04988035 Background Aug 2021 → Apr 2022 COVID-19 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed Missed primary
Phase 2 NCT04391309 Background Apr 2021 → Feb 2022 COVID-19 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Terminated Missed primary Stop: Enrollment
Phase 2 NCT04647695 Comparator Nov 2020 → Jul 2021 COVID-19 The University of Hong Kong Unknown Met primary

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 45

DateIssuerRelease
2024-10-09 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead to Present Late-Breaking Data Highlighting Antiviral Portfolio, Innovative Research Pipeline and HIV Leadership at IDWeek 2024 gilead.com ↗
Real World Evidence in COVID-19 Reinforce Veklury (remdesivir) as the Antiviral Standard of Care for the Treatment of People Hospitalized for COVID-19
2024-03-05 Gilead Sciences Results New Real-World Data Further Support the Use of Veklury® (Remdesivir) for People Hospitalized With COVID-19 gilead.com ↗
2024-02-26 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead to Present Late-Breaking Data and Real-World Evidence Highlighting Innovative Antiviral Portfolio and Research Pipeline at CROI 2024 gilead.com ↗
Gilead remains committed to understanding the COVID-19 treatment landscape and will present multiple RWE analyses, including on the impact of Veklury ® (remdesivir) in reducing mortality in immunocompromised people hospitalized for COVID-19 during the Omicron period (Dec’21 - April’23).
2023-12-20 RedHill Biopharma Limited Results RedHill and U.S. Army Announce Opaganib and RHB-107 Combinations with Remdesivir Show Distinct Synergistic Effect Against Ebola redhillbio.com ↗
2023-10-03 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead to Present Latest Innovative Virology Data on Current and Potentially Transformative Therapies Across HIV and COVID-19 at IDWeek 2023 gilead.com ↗
Data Reinforces Veklury’s Strong Safety Profile and Continued In Vitro Activity Against New Variants
2023-09-19 Gilead Sciences Regulatory CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion to Extend the Use of Veklury® (Remdesivir) to Treat COVID-19 in People With Hepatic Impairment gilead.com ↗
2023-08-24 Gilead Sciences Regulatory FDA Approves Veklury® (Remdesivir) to Treat COVID-19 in People With Mild to Severe Hepatic Impairment With no Dose Adjustment gilead.com ↗
2023-07-14 Gilead Sciences Regulatory FDA Approves Veklury® (Remdesivir) for COVID-19 Treatment in Patients With Severe Renal Impairment, Including Those on Dialysis gilead.com ↗
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for the use of Veklury ® (remdesivir) in COVID-19 patients with severe renal impairment, including those on dialysis.
2023-05-26 Gilead Sciences Regulatory CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion to Extend the Use of Veklury® (Remdesivir) to Treat COVID-19 in People With Severe Renal Impairment, Including Those on Dialysis gilead.com ↗
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted a positive opinion for the use of Veklury ® (remdesivir) in COVID-19 patients with severe renal impairment, including those on dialysis.
2023-04-16 Gilead Sciences Results Veklury® (Remdesivir) Efficacy and Safety Profile Further Demonstrated in Vulnerable Patient Populations gilead.com ↗
A Phase 3 clinical study demonstrated that Veklury ® (remdesivir) was generally well tolerated in people with moderate to severe renal impairment.
2023-02-21 Gilead Sciences Results Veklury® (Remdesivir) Reduced Risk of Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Across all Variant Time Periods in a Real World Study of More than 500,000 Hospitalized Patients gilead.com ↗
2022-09-16 Gilead Sciences Regulatory CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion to Extend Indication of Veklury® (Remdesivir) for the Treatment of Pediatric Patients with COVID-19 gilead.com ↗
We are proud of today’s CHMP opinion that represents a positive step toward bridging the treatment gap for children and helping them recover from COVID-19 more quickly.

All press releases naming this drug 59 releases

DateIssuerRelease

Evidence & citations 8 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 91 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as remdesivir “Remdesivir (marketed by Gilead under de brand name Veklury®) is indicated in patients with pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen (inpatients), as well as in outpatients who...” NCT05587894 ↗
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“Participants were randomized 1:1 to receive intravenous remdesivir (GS-5734; Gilead Sciences) or matching placebo administered once daily by intravenous infusion over 1 hour on...” PMID 33709142 ↗ Nov 2021

“standard therapy which included symptomatic treatment as well as etiotropic drugs such as Favipiravir, Umifenovir, Remdesivir, convalescent plasma and interferon α-2b.” NCT05184127 ↗

“Standard of care therapy can include remdesivir and/or dexamethasone per institutional treatment guidelines or written policies” NCT04351152 ↗

“remdesivir (Veklury), Colchicine, anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies, bamlanivimab, Casirivimab \& Imdevimab.” NCT04790240 ↗

“To date, these therapies may include remdesivir, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin.” NCT04395170 ↗

“Remdesivir IV 200 mg for the first day and then 100 mg daily for the next 4 days” NCT04980534 ↗

“Remdesivir inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp; Nsp12).” PMID 39699245 ↗ Dec 2024

“A combination of 5-day remdesivir and 10-day Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir” NCT06610643 ↗

“GS-5734 (Remdesivir) is an antiviral drug” NCT04480333 ↗

“The Antiviral treatment is Remdesivir.” NCT04675086 ↗

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Known as GS-443902 “Remdesivir (GS-443902) is a nucleoside analogue - RNA dependent RNA polymerase inhibitor.” NCT06551844 ↗
Known as GS-5734 “Remdesivir (GS-5734), a nucleoside analogue prodrug” PMID 32423584 ↗ Apr 2020
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NCT04480333 ↗

NCT02818582 ↗

Known as RDV “Remdesivir (RDV,GS-5734) is a monophosphoramidate prodrug of an adenosine analog with potent activity against an array of RNA virus families including Filoviridae,...” NCT04302766 ↗
5

“The primary objective of this study is to characterize the impact of inhaled remdesivir (RDV) on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load in...” NCT04539262 ↗

“Expanded Access Treatment Protocol: Remdesivir (RDV; GS-5734) for the Treatment of SARS-CoV2 (CoV) Infection (COVID-19)” NCT04323761 ↗

“Remdesivir (RDV)” NCT05925140 ↗

“Remdesivir (RDV)” NCT07197164 ↗

“Remdesivir (RDV)” NCT04501952 ↗

Known as Veklury “Remdesivir (marketed by Gilead under de brand name Veklury®) is indicated in patients with pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen (inpatients), as well as in outpatients who...” NCT05587894 ↗
1

“remdesivir (Veklury)” NCT04790240 ↗

Action Inhibit “Remdesivir is an antiviral medicine with properties to inhibit viral replication of SARS-CoV-2.” PMID 34350582 ↗ Aug 2021
Modality Small molecule “Remdesivir (GS-5734), a nucleoside analogue prodrug, has inhibitory effects on pathogenic animal and human coronaviruses” PMID 32423584 ↗ Apr 2020
Route Intravenous “Daily GS-5734 delivered intravenously (IV) for 5 days” NCT02818582 ↗