Drugs / Entacapone
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Entacapone

Small molecule targets COMT, MYOF via inhibition

Developed for
Parkinson disease · cardiac rhythm disease · cocaine dependence · gastrointestinal stromal tumor · glioblastoma · methamphetamine dependence · obesity disorder · schizophrenia
Investigated by
Novartis · Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma · Bial - Portela C S.A. · NeuroDerm Ltd. · New York State Psychiatric Institute · Novartis Pharmaceuticals
+22 more · Columbia University · First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital · Kaichun Wu · LobSor Pharmaceuticals AB · Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · Molecular NeuroImaging · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) · National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) · National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · Oregon Health and Science University · Portland VA Medical Center · Rambam Health Care Campus · Satish R. Raj · Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine · Swedish Parkinson's Disease Foundation · Swedish Society for Medical Research · TFS Trial Form Support · Uppsala University · Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 3 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Withdrawn Parkinson disease 1 milestone
Withdrawn US (FDA) Stalevo Parkinson disease 2009-10-21

“withdrawn the US application for extending the current US indication of its proprietary drug Stalevo® (levodopa, carbidopa and entacapone) to patients with early Parkinson's disease.” orionpharma.com ↗

Approved Indication not stated 2 milestones
Approved US (FDA) COMTAN — 1999-10-19 fda.gov ↗
Approved EU (EMA) Comtess — 1998-09-16 europa.eu ↗

Trials 27

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 02 trials
Phase 0 NCT04006769 Oct 2020 → Aug 2022 gastrointestinal stromal tumor Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT02058966 Jun 2014 → Jun 2016 methamphetamine dependence Oregon Health and Science University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 16 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 1 NCT02448914 May → Jul 2015 Parkinson disease LobSor Pharmaceuticals AB Completed Met primary
Phase 1 NCT02096601 Aug 2014 → Mar 2015 Parkinson disease NeuroDerm Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02170376 Sep 2011 → Jan 2012 Parkinson disease Bial - Portela C S.A. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01437293 Aug 2010 → Apr 2012 cocaine abuse New York State Psychiatric Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01519284 Nov 2009 → Feb 2010 Parkinson disease Bial - Portela C S.A. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00693862 Dec 2006 → Apr 2008 — Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/24 trials · 1 missed
Phase 1/2 NCT07831187 Oct 2026 → Sep 2029 expected glioblastoma First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT02349243 Jan → Sep 2015 obesity disorder Kaichun Wu Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT00547911 Oct 2007 → Apr 2013 Parkinson disease, autonomic nervous system disorder, multiple system atrophy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT00262470 Apr 1997 → Dec 2029 expected cardiac rhythm disease Satish R. Raj Active not recruiting Missed primary
Phase 24 trials
Phase 2 NCT01883505 Jan 2014 → Apr 2015 Parkinson disease NeuroDerm Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00562198 Jan → Feb 2008 Parkinson disease Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00200447 Mar → Sep 2004 Parkinson disease Molecular NeuroImaging Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00237263 Feb 2003 → Jul 2007 Parkinson disease Novartis Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT01468012 Jul 2014 cocaine dependence New York State Psychiatric Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 32 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 3 NCT00134966 Aug 2005 → Sep 2007 Parkinson disease Novartis Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT00099268 Sep 2004 → Nov 2008 Parkinson disease Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 47 trials
Phase 4 NCT06236230 Nov 2023 → Jun 2024 Parkinson disease Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00906828 Oct 2008 → Nov 2009 Parkinson disease Uppsala University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00642356 Mar 2008 → May 2009 Parkinson disease Novartis Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 4 NCT00391898 Oct 2006 → Jun 2008 Parkinson disease Novartis Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00143026 Jul 2005 → Jun 2006 Parkinson disease Novartis Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00219284 Jan 2005 → Jul 2008 Parkinson disease Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00247247 Dec 2002 → Jun 2005 Parkinson disease Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable1 trial
— NCT00192855 Jun 2003 → Oct 2006 schizophrenia Rambam Health Care Campus Completed No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy15 trials
Phase 1 NCT04246437 Background Feb 2020 → Feb 2027 expected Lewy body dementia, Parkinson disease, pure autonomic failure Daniel Claassen Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02554734 Comparator Aug → Nov 2015 Parkinson disease Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01840423 Comparator May 2013 → Dec 2014 — Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01688089 Comparator Sep 2012 → Sep 2014 — Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03094156 Background Apr → Jul 2006 Parkinson disease Bial - Portela C S.A. Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 10

DateIssuerRelease
2022-01-01 Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Regulatory 5th January, 2022, Vadodara, India alembicpharmaceuticals.com ↗
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited (Alembic) today announced that it has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Entacapone Tablets USP, 200 mg.
2020-09-17 LobSor Pharmaceuticals AB Regulatory Lobsor Pharmaceuticals receive approval for Lecigon in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Slovenia and Romania lobsor.com ↗
Lobsor Pharmaceuticals receive approval for Lecigon in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Slovenia and Romania
2019-10-01 LobSor Pharmaceuticals AB Regulatory Lobsor Pharmaceuticals receive approval for Lecigon® in Denmark, Finland and Norway lobsor.com ↗
Lobsor Pharmaceuticals AB today announced that Lecigon has been approved, and that the Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) has confirmed End of Procedure according to the European Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) including Denmark, Finland and Norway.
2012-08-20 Wockhardt Regulatory WOCKHARDT RECEIVES US FDA APPROVAL FOR GENERIC VERSION OF PARKINSON’S DRUG COMTAN® wockhardt.com ↗
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology major Wockhardt has received US FDA approval for marketing a generic version of 200mg tablets containing Entacapone, which is used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
2010-12-15 Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Regulatory Orion comments on ANDA filed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. for a generic version of Orion's proprietary drug Comtan® (entacapone) in the United States orionpharma.com ↗
Mylan has filed so-called Paragraph IV certifications challenging Orion U.S. patent No. 5,446,194 and U.S. Patent No. 6,599,530 covering Comtan and listed in the Orange Book, the FDA's official listing of approved drug products.
2008-11-03 Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Regulatory Orion comments on ANDA filed by Wockhardt Limited for a generic version of Orion's proprietary drug Stalevo® in the United States orionpharma.com ↗
At this point, the ANDA review process is just beginning and the realisation of generic competition is neither certain nor imminent.
2008-10-28 Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Regulatory Orion Group Interim Report 1-9/2008 orionpharma.com ↗
In October, Orion Corporation was informed that Sun Pharma Global, Inc. has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking authorisation to produce and market a generic version of entacapone (200 mg tablets) in the United States.
2008-10-07 Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Regulatory Orion comments on new ANDA by Sun Pharma Global, Inc. for generic entacapone (Orion's proprietary drug Comtan®) in the United States orionpharma.com ↗
Sun Pharma Global's new ANDA challenges two of Orion's U.S. patents listed in the FDA's Orange Book, U.S. Patent Nos. 5,446,194 (already part of the New Jersey lawsuit) and 6,599,530.
2007-08-13 Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Regulatory Orion comments on ANDA filing of generic entacapone (Orion's proprietary drug Comtan®) in the United States orionpharma.com ↗
Orion Corporation has been informed that an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) has been filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by a generic drug company seeking authorisation to produce and market a generic version of entacapone (200 mg tablets) in the United States.
2002-09-23 Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma Regulatory Combination tablet for Parkinson's disease now filed also in Europe by Orion Pharma orionpharma.com ↗
The new drug application by Orion Pharma for a triple combination tablet for Parkinson's disease is under review by the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA), the pharmaceutical regulatory authority for the EU countries.

All press releases naming this drug 17 releases

DateIssuerRelease

Evidence & citations 13 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 44 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as entacapone “Participants may also receive other drugs as part of their usual ongoing treatment for Parkinson's Disease, such as dopamine agonists (e.g., pramipexole) and/or the...” NCT00406029 ↗
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“Participants may also receive other drugs as part of their usual ongoing treatment for Parkinson's Disease, such as dopamine agonists (e.g., pramipexole) and/or the catechol-O...” NCT00537017 ↗

“Carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone 25/100/200 mg tablets plus placebo immediate release carbidopa/levodopa capsules, administered orally for 8 weeks.” NCT00642356 ↗

“200 mg of entacapone (Comtan®) in addition to their levodopa/DDCI therapy for the duration of the double-blind (Period 2)” NCT03103399 ↗

“TRIGEL, intestinal gel (20 mg/mL levodopa, 5 mg/mL carbidopa monohydrate, and 20 mg/mL entacapone).” NCT02448914 ↗

“Single-dose of entacapone 200 mg consisted of 1 tablet of Comtan®. Route of administration: Oral.” NCT03091868 ↗

“Entacapone 200 mg tablets \[to be taken orally, with 240 mL of potable water\]” NCT03094156 ↗

“4 mg E2007, 200 mg entacapone (with each dose of levodopa) or placebo.” NCT00360308 ↗

“levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone” NCT02764125 ↗

“Drug: Entacapone” NCT01840423 ↗

NCT01883505 ↗

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Known as Comtan “200 mg of entacapone (Comtan®) in addition to their levodopa/DDCI therapy for the duration of the double-blind (Period 2)” NCT03103399 ↗
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“Single-dose of entacapone 200 mg consisted of 1 tablet of Comtan®. Route of administration: Oral.” NCT03091868 ↗

NCT02834507 ↗

Known as Comtess ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00247247 ↗
Known as Entacapona ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL953 ↗
Known as Entacapone component of corbilta ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL953 ↗
Known as Entacapone component of stalevo ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL953 ↗
Known as Entacapone orion ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL953 ↗
Known as Entacapone teva ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL953 ↗
Known as OR-611 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL953 ↗
Action Inhibit “entacapone, an inhibitor of catechol-O-methyltransferase” PMID 20582993 ↗ Jul 2010
Modality Small molecule — CHEMBL953 ↗
Route Oral “Entacapone 200-400 mg PO x 1 dose” NCT00262470 ↗
Target COMT “inhibiting the C-O-methyltransferase (COMT) enzyme.” NCT00373087 ↗