Drugs / Sotatercept

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 5 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed pulmonary arterial hypertension 4 milestones
Filed EU (EMA) — pulmonary arterial hypertension 2023-10-26

“Merck’s submission for sotatercept to the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) in the European Union (EU) has also been completed.” merck.com ↗

Filed US (FDA) — pulmonary arterial hypertension 2023-09-28

“the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for priority review a new Biologics License Application (BLA) for sotatercept” merck.com ↗

“Merck received priority review from the FDA for a new Biologics License Application (BLA) for sotatercept” merck.com ↗

Filed US (FDA) — pulmonary arterial hypertension 2023-08-01

“Merck submitted an application for regulatory approval of sotatercept to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration” merck.com ↗

“Merck submitted a Biologics License Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for sotatercept” merck.com ↗

Filed Japan (PMDA) — pulmonary arterial hypertension —

“今年11月に日本で、STELLAR試験および日本人患者を対象とした非盲検第3相試験の結果に基づき製造販売承認申請が行われました。” msd.co.jp ↗

“ソタテルセプトは、日本国内では肺動脈性肺高血圧症治療薬として承認申請中です。” msd.co.jp ↗

Approved Indication not stated 1 milestone
Approved EU (EMA) Winrevair — 2024-08-22 europa.eu ↗

Trials 35

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 13 trials
Phase 1 NCT06843460 Nov 2023 → May 2024 — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01562405 May 2012 → Dec 2026 expected plasma cell myeloma Massachusetts General Hospital Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00709540 Jan → Nov 2008 osteoporosis Acceleron Pharma, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT01464164 Jan 2012 → Apr 2021 Diamond-Blackfan anemia Northwell Health Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 220 trials · 1 met primary · 1 missed
Phase 2 NCT07646860 Sep 2026 → May 2029 expected pulmonary arterial hypertension Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07498803 Sep 2026 → Mar 2028 expected Eisenmenger syndrome, congenital heart disease Philipps University Marburg Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07266519 Jul 2026 → Oct 2028 expected pulmonary arterial hypertension Philipps University Marburg Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06925750 May 2025 → Jun 2028 expected pulmonary arterial hypertension Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06814145 Apr 2025 → Aug 2035 expected pulmonary hypertension Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06664801 Nov 2024 → Nov 2025 pulmonary arterial hypertension Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05587712 Jan 2023 → Sep 2028 expected pulmonary arterial hypertension Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04945460 Dec 2021 → Sep 2025 pulmonary hypertension Acceleron Pharma, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 2 NCT03738150 Apr 2019 → Dec 2021 pulmonary arterial hypertension Acceleron Pharma, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03496207 Jun 2018 → Mar 2022 pulmonary arterial hypertension Acceleron Pharma, Inc. Completed Mixed
Phase 36 trials · 3 met primary
Phase 3 NCT07839585 Nov 2026 → Jan 2030 expected pulmonary hypertension Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05818137 May 2023 → Mar 2024 pulmonary arterial hypertension Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04811092 Mar 2022 → Apr 2025 pulmonary arterial hypertension Acceleron Pharma, Inc. Terminated Met primary
Phase 3 NCT04896008 Dec 2021 → Jul 2024 pulmonary arterial hypertension Acceleron Pharma, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT07218029 May 2021 → Dec 2028 expected pulmonary arterial hypertension Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04576988 Jan 2021 → Aug 2022 pulmonary arterial hypertension Acceleron Pharma, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 45 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 4 NCT07600723 Jul 2026 → Apr 2028 expected pulmonary arterial hypertension Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07356778 Oct 2025 → Aug 2027 expected Eisenmenger syndrome Kazuya Hosokawa Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07140484 Oct 2025 → Jan 2029 expected pulmonary arterial hypertension University of Alberta Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06658522 May 2025 → May 2026 overdue pulmonary arterial hypertension Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06409026 Jul 2024 → Jan 2026 pulmonary arterial hypertension Mayo Clinic Completed Met primary
Comparator or background therapy2 trials
Phase 1 NCT06930664 Comparator May → Nov 2025 — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT03724227 Background — myelodysplastic syndrome Celgene Corporation No longer available No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 32

DateIssuerRelease
2026-10-07 MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd. Regulatory WINREVAIR™(ソタテルセプト)、肺動脈性肺高血圧症(PAH、WHO* Group 1)と新たに診断された成人患者さんについて評価した第3相HYPERION試験のデータを 追加する添付文書の改訂について、米国FDAの承認を取得 msd.co.jp ↗
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA(米国とカナダ以外ではMSD)は本日、WINREVAIR™(ソタテルセプト)皮下注用45 mgおよび60 mgについて、第3相HYPERION試験に基づき、米国における添付文書の一部変更に関する承認を米国食品医薬品局(FDA)から取得したことを発表しました。
2026-04-22 MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd. Results 第2相CADENCE試験の良好なデータにより、WINREVAIR™(ソタテルセプト)が、左室駆出率の保たれた心不全に伴う混合性毛細血管性肺高血圧症(CpcPH-HFpEF)を有する 成人患者において、明確なproof-of-concept(POC)を達成 msd.co.jp ↗
当社のWINREVAIR™が 肺血管抵抗(PVR)の変化量の主要評価項目を達成し、肺から心臓への血行動態を有意に改善
2026-03-29 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Positive Data from Phase 2 CADENCE Trial Provides Definitive Proof-of-Concept for WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) in Adults With the Syndrome of Combined Post- and Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction merck.com ↗
Merck’s WINREVAIR met primary endpoint of change in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), significantly improving the ability of blood to flow through the lungs to the heart
2026-03-16 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Merck Highlights New Data from Cardio-Pulmonary Pipeline at ACC.26 Showcasing Commitment to Advance Innovative Research merck.com ↗
Positive results from the Phase 2 CADENCE trial evaluating WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) in adults with CpcPH-HFpEF
2025-12-12 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Regulatory Merck Receives Positive EU CHMP Opinion for Expanded Use of WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept) in Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH, WHO* Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension) merck.com ↗
2025-11-18 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Merck’s WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) Met Primary Endpoint in Phase 2 CADENCE Study in Adults With Combined Post- and Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension (CpcPH) due to Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) merck.com ↗
CADENCE met its primary endpoint, showing a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) from baseline at 24 weeks compared to placebo.
2025-11-17 MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd. Regulatory WINREVAIR™(ソタテルセプト)、第3相ZENITH試験に基づき、肺動脈性肺高血圧症(PAH、WHO* Group 1 PH)の成人患者さんに対する治療薬としてFDAから適応症更新の承認を取得 msd.co.jp ↗
WINREVAIR™は、本日、臨床的悪化のイベント項目として、PAHによる入院、肺移植、死亡を追加する適応拡大が承認されました。
2025-10-27 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Regulatory U.S. FDA Approves Updated Indication for WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) in Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH, WHO* Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension) Based on Phase 3 ZENITH Study merck.com ↗
Today’s approval expanded the indication of WINREVAIR to include components of the clinical worsening events: hospitalization for PAH, lung transplantation and death.
2025-10-20 MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd. Results WINREVAIR™(ソタテルセプト)、新たにPAHと診断され、バックグラウンド治療を受けている患者さんを対象とした第3相HYPERION試験において、プラセボと比較して臨床的悪化のイベントリスクを76%低下 msd.co.jp ↗
この試験で、WINREVAIR™は臨床的悪化イベントのリスクを76%低下させました(ハザード比[HR]0.24[95%信頼区間[CI]0.14-0.41]; p<0.0001)。
2025-09-30 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) Reduced the Risk of Clinical Worsening Events by 76% Compared to Placebo in Patients Recently Diagnosed With PAH on Background Therapy in Phase 3 HYPERION Trial merck.com ↗
HYPERION results were presented today at ERS 2025 and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine
2025-07-02 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Regulatory FDA Grants Priority Review for WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) to Update Label Based on Results From ZENITH Trial merck.com ↗
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted priority review for a new supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) seeking approval to update the U.S. product label based on the Phase 3 ZENITH trial for WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk).
2025-06-23 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Merck Announces Phase 3 HYPERION Study of WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) Met Primary Endpoint in Recently Diagnosed Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) merck.com ↗
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 HYPERION study evaluating WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) versus placebo (both in combination with background therapy) in recently diagnosed adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO* Group 1) functional class (FC) II or III at intermediate or high risk of disease progression.

All press releases naming this drug 33 releases

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Evidence & citations 11 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 39 sources stand behind the page.

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Known as Sotatercept ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT01464164 ↗
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NCT07600723 ↗

NCT02230917 ↗

NCT04945460 ↗

NCT07140484 ↗

NCT00931606 ↗

NCT07218029 ↗

NCT01712308 ↗

NCT07266519 ↗

NCT06925750 ↗

NCT01736683 ↗

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Known as ACE-001 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1743073 ↗
Known as ACE-011 “Sotatercept (ACE-011) in Adults With Red Blood Cell Transfusion- Dependent Diamond Blackfan Anemia” NCT01464164 ↗
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NCT00747123 ↗

NCT00709540 ↗

NCT01562405 ↗

NCT03724227 ↗

Known as hActRIIA-IgG1 “ACE-011 (hActRIIA-IgG1)” NCT00747123 ↗
Known as Sotatercept-csrk ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1743073 ↗
Known as Winrevair ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1743073 ↗
Action Inhibit “acts as a ligand trap to neutralise negative regulators of late-stage erythropoiesis” PMID 29331635 ↗ Jan 2018
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“Inhibin beta A chain inhibitor” CHEMBL1743073 ↗

Modality Protein / enzyme biologic “ACE-011 (ActRIIA-IgG1)” NCT00709540 ↗
Route Subcutaneous “ACE-011 given subcutaneously” NCT00709540 ↗
Target BMPR2 “Sotatercept is a novel medication which targets the BMPR2/TGF-β pathway” NCT06658522 ↗
Target INHBA “Inhibin beta A chain inhibitor” CHEMBL1743073 ↗