Drugs / Raloxifene
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Raloxifene

Other / unclassified targets ESR1, ESR2

Developed for
postmenopausal osteoporosis · breast cancer · osteoporosis · schizoaffective disorder · schizophrenia · Alzheimer disease · depressive disorder · polycystic ovary syndrome
+13 more · prostate adenocarcinoma · schizophreniform disorder · benign prostatic hyperplasia · brain neoplasm · breast neoplasm · cardiovascular disorder · COVID-19 · endometrial cancer · endometriosis · hormone-resistant prostate carcinoma · pelvis syndrome · endometrial disorder · rheumatoid arthritis
Investigated by
Eli Lilly and Company · National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Alvogen Korea · National Institute on Aging (NIA) · The Alfred · Addpharma Inc.
+32 more · Mayo Clinic · Stanley Medical Research Institute · AstraZeneca · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Bruce Lessey · Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · Fundació Sant Joan de Déu · Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Hospital Sant Joan de Deu · Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Indiana University · Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom · Kaiser Permanente · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Monash University · NSABP Foundation Inc · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · Northwestern University · OHSU Knight Cancer Institute · Organon and Co · Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu · Sheba Medical Center · Southern Illinois University · Stanford University · Taichung Veterans General Hospital · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US Department of Veterans Affairs · University of Houston · University of Wisconsin, Madison · Wake Forest University

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 4 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Label expansions (2) US (FDA) EVISTA 1998-11-24 – 1999-09-30 fda.gov
Approved EU (EMA) Optruma 1998-08-05 europa.eu
Approved US (FDA) EVISTA 1997-12-09 fda.gov

Trials 42 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT01050842 Feb 2010 → May 2012 hormone-resistant prostate carcinoma, prostate adenocarcinoma Mayo Clinic Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 15 trials
Phase 1 NCT03824171 Feb → Mar 2019 osteoporosis Addpharma Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03764462 Dec 2018 → Jan 2019 osteoporosis Addpharma Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03010267 Jan → Mar 2017 Alvogen Korea Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02762643 May → Jul 2016 Alvogen Korea Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02654093 Jan → Mar 2016 Alvogen Korea Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 210 trials
Phase 2 NCT07470606 Mar 2026 → Mar 2030 expected brain neoplasm The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06944145 Dec 2025 → Jun 2029 expected benign prostatic hyperplasia Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03147196 Jun 2017 → Jun 2022 prostate adenocarcinoma Mayo Clinic Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00368459 Aug 2006 → Mar 2011 Alzheimer disease Stanford University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00206557 Oct 2002 → Apr 2007 schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder The Alfred Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00332553 Feb 2002 → May 2004 Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00149604 Mar 2000 → Feb 2006 National Institute on Aging (NIA) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00019500 Dec 1998 → Jun 2005 breast cancer National Cancer Institute (NCI) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00001848 Nov 1998 → Jan 2006 endometriosis, pelvis syndrome Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00004915 Nov 1998 → Feb 2000 endometrial cancer Northwestern University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/32 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT05172050 Jan → Jun 2021 COVID-19 Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00065767 Sep 2001 → Mar 2005 Alzheimer disease University of Wisconsin, Madison Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 39 trials
Phase 3 NCT01573637 Jul 2011 → Jul 2014 Fundació Sant Joan de Déu Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01280305 Mar 2011 → Dec 2012 schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia Sheba Medical Center Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00427700 Aug 2008 → Aug 2009 polycystic ovary syndrome Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00687102 Oct 2001 → Mar 2008 Wake Forest University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00389740 Apr 2001 → Jan 2003 postmenopausal osteoporosis Organon and Co Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00003906 May 1999 → Dec 2005 breast cancer NSABP Foundation Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00190593 Jun 1998 → Nov 2005 breast neoplasm, cardiovascular disorder Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00670319 Nov 1994 → Sep 1999 postmenopausal osteoporosis Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00046137 postmenopausal osteoporosis Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 410 trials
Phase 4 NCT03006003 Jan 2017 → Dec 2021 depressive disorder Taichung Veterans General Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01481883 Jan 2012 → Jan 2019 schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder The Alfred Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02354001 Apr 2011 → Jan 2019 schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia The Alfred Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00079924 Nov 2004 → May 2007 postmenopausal osteoporosis Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00108238 Apr 2003 → Dec 2006 US Department of Veterans Affairs Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00532246 Mar → Aug 2003 postmenopausal osteoporosis Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00191425 Aug 2002 → Nov 2005 postmenopausal osteoporosis Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00030147 Feb 2002 → Jun 2015 depressive disorder National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00035256 Oct 2001 → Jul 2005 postmenopausal osteoporosis Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00035971 osteoporosis Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable5 trials
NCT06055179 Mar 2024 → Jun 2026 overdue irinotecan toxicity Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT01607320 Jun 2012 → Mar 2013 polycystic ovary syndrome Bruce Lessey Terminated No outcome recorded
NCT00723398 Mar 2009 → Apr 2015 breast cancer Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00031811 Mar 2001 → Apr 2003 breast cancer, osteoporosis OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00031850 Mar 2000 → May 2007 breast cancer Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 20 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 35 trials
Phase 3 NCT03043820 Comparator Aug 2016 → Jul 2021 schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder Iris Sommer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00383422 Comparator Oct 2006 → Jul 2008 postmenopausal osteoporosis Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00310531 Comparator Feb 2004 → Jun 2007 Bayer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00163137 Comparator May 2003 → Oct 2005 osteoporosis Ligand Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00675688 Comparator Apr 2002 → Jan 2006 endometrial disorder, osteoporosis Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 413 trials
Phase 4 NCT05386784 Comparator Dec 2020 → Jul 2022 osteoporosis Yonsei University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03623633 Comparator Nov 2018 → Feb 2023 overdue postmenopausal osteoporosis Massachusetts General Hospital Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03418831 Comparator Jul 2018 → Apr 2019 schizophrenia Shanghai Mental Health Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01166958 Comparator Sep 2010 → Nov 2012 osteoporosis University of Wisconsin, Madison Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01544894 Comparator Sep 2009 → Oct 2011 postmenopausal osteoporosis University of Valencia Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable2 trials
NCT02982083 Comparator Sep 2015 → Dec 2019 rheumatoid arthritis Sara Saeidi Shahri Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00200174 Comparator Jul 1999 → Jul 2003 breast cancer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Completed No outcome recorded

Press releases naming this drug 4 releases

DateIssuerRelease
2014-03-04 Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Teva Announces Approval of Generic Evista® Tablets 60 mg in the United States tevapharm.com
2009-09-24 Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Teva Provides Update on Generic Evista® Litigation tevapharm.com
2008-04-17 Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. Teva Announces Tentative Approval Of Generic Evista® Tablets tevapharm.com
2006-07-14 Daiichi Sankyo Sales Agreement for EVISTA® Reached in Europe daiichisankyo.com

Evidence & citations 25 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 63 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Raloxifene Raloxifene 60mg po, used as probe for pharmacokinetic testing, on Day 3 (the day before chemotherapy), for 3 cycles of chemotherapy.” NCT06055179
60

“2 years treatment with raloxifene (60 mg)” NCT00431431

NCT03043820

NCT01166958

NCT00790101

NCT00004915

NCT00389740

NCT02354001

NCT03764462

NCT00190593

NCT00035256

NCT00723398

NCT00383422

NCT00035971

NCT00079924

NCT07470606

NCT00675688

NCT00368459

NCT00200174

NCT03824171

NCT02762643

NCT00687102

NCT00108238

NCT01544894

NCT00001848

NCT03010267

NCT00065767

NCT00163137

NCT05386784

NCT00019500

NCT01481883

NCT01535027

NCT00003906

NCT01041092

NCT00206557

NCT00532428

NCT00361543

NCT00670319

NCT01050842

NCT02982083

NCT00371956

NCT00427700

NCT00532246

NCT06944145

NCT00031850

NCT00431444

NCT00191425

NCT01573637

NCT00046137

NCT02654093

NCT00031811

NCT03006003

NCT01280305

NCT00310531

NCT00030147

NCT01607320

NCT05172050

NCT03418831

NCT00149604

NCT00332553

NCT03623633

Known as Eviden ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Evirex ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Evista “Raloxifene (Evista (Trademark), Lilly), has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in preventing bone loss in postmenopausal women.” NCT00001848
1

“Thirty PCOS patients treated with 3 cycles of 120mg/day of Evista (raloxifene) on days 3 to 7 following an initial provera withdrawal” NCT01607320

Known as J22.982B ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Keoxifene ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Keoxifene hydrochloride ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as LY-139481 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as LY-156758 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as NSC-706725 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as NSC-747974 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Optruma ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Ostiral ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Raloxifene HCL Raloxifene HCL 60 mg orally once daily” NCT00670319
Known as raloxifene hydrochloride “With the recent advent of selective estrogen receptor modulators, in particular raloxifene hydrochloride, there is the potential to harness the positive estrogenic effect on...” NCT00206557
6

“20 postmenopausal women suffering from rheumatoid arthritis that take raloxifene hydrochloride 60 mg oral tablets every day for one year.” NCT02982083

“Comparison of Raloxifene Hydrochloride and Placebo in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis” NCT00670319

“Oral Raloxifene Hydrochloride 60 mg / Day” NCT00310531

“Drug: Raloxifene hydrochlorideNCT02354001

“Drug: Raloxifene HydrochlorideNCT01481883

NCT03147196

Known as Raloxifene teva ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Raloxifeno ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Raloxiphene ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Raxeto ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Known as Razylan ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL81
Action Inhibit “If Raloxifene blocks estrogen action in the lining of the uterus (endometrium) of reproductive age women, as it does in post-menopausal women, it may also limit the growth of...” NCT00001848
Modality Other / unclassified “Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMS), such as raloxifene, and phytoestrogens, such as rimostil, have estrogen-like properties” NCT00030147
Route Oral “Arm II: Participants receive oral raloxifene plus placebo daily for 5 years.” NCT00003906
Target ESR1 “Estrogen receptor modulator” CHEMBL81
Target ESR2 “Estrogen receptor beta modulator” CHEMBL81