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Tinlarebant

also known as LBS-008 · BPN-14967

Small molecule

Developed for
Stargardt disease · diffuse secondary choroid atrophy
Investigated by
Belite Bio, Inc · RBP4 Pty Ltd

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 11 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed diffuse secondary choroid atrophy 4 milestones
Filed China (NMPA) — diffuse secondary choroid atrophy 2023-10-17

“submission to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to initiate the Phase 3 clinical trial of Tinlarebant in GA” belitebio.com ↗

Filed Other — diffuse secondary choroid atrophy 2023-10-06

“submission to Swissmedic to initiate the Phase 3 clinical trial of Tinlarebant in GA (the PHOENIX study)” belitebio.com ↗

Filed EU (EMA) — diffuse secondary choroid atrophy 2023-09-20

“submission of the Clinical Trial Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to initiate the Phase 3 clinical trial of Tinlarebant in GA” belitebio.com ↗

Filed UK (MHRA) — diffuse secondary choroid atrophy 2023-09-01

“submission to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to initiate the Phase 3 clinical trial of Tinlarebant in GA” belitebio.com ↗

Filed Stargardt disease 5 4 milestones
Filed China (NMPA) — Stargardt disease 5 2025-10-15

“China’s NMPA has agreed to accept New Drug Application with priority review for Tinlarebant for the treatment of Stargardt disease” belitebio.com ↗

Filed UK (MHRA) — Stargardt disease 5 2024-04-18

“submission to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to initiate the Phase 2/3 portion of the DRAGON II clinical trial in the United Kingdom” belitebio.com ↗

Filed US (FDA) — Stargardt disease 5 2024-03-25

“submission to the FDA to initiate the Phase 2/3 portion of the DRAGON II clinical trial in the U.S.” belitebio.com ↗

Filed Japan (PMDA) — Stargardt disease 5 2024-03-22

“submission to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) to initiate a clinical trial of Tinlarebant in adolescent STGD1 in Japan (“DRAGON II”)” belitebio.com ↗

Filed Indication not stated 3 milestones
Filed Japan (PMDA) — Stargardt disease type 1 2026-09-08

“submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan for tinlarebant in Stargardt disease type 1 (STGD1)” belitebio.com ↗

Filed US (FDA) — Stargardt disease type 1 2026-06-12

“today announced the completion of its rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tinlarebant” belitebio.com ↗

Filed US (FDA) — Stargardt disease type 1 2026-04-21

“it has initiated a rolling submission of an New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tinlarebant” belitebio.com ↗

Trials 6

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT04005807 Jul → Dec 2019 — Belite Bio, Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03735810 Nov 2018 → Sep 2019 — RBP4 Pty Ltd Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT05266014 Mar 2021 → Aug 2023 Stargardt disease RBP4 Pty Ltd Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT06388083 Jul 2024 → Feb 2028 expected Stargardt disease Belite Bio, Inc Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 32 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 3 NCT05949593 Jul 2023 → Jun 2027 expected diffuse secondary choroid atrophy Belite Bio, Inc Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05244304 Mar 2022 → Aug 2025 Stargardt disease Belite Bio, Inc Completed Met primary
Comparator or background therapy1 trial
Phase 1 NCT05667688 Comparator Nov 2022 → Jan 2023 dry age related macular degeneration RBP4 Pty Ltd Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 54

DateIssuerRelease
2026-09-08 Belite Bio, Inc Regulatory Belite Bio Announces Submission of New Drug Application to the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare in Japan under the Sakigake Designation System for Tinlarebant for the Treatment of Stargardt Disease Type 1 belitebio.com ↗
Tinlarebant has been designated a SAKIGAKE pharmaceutical product for accelerated review and the NDA in Japan was filed side-by-side with the United States NDA to enable simultaneous early access for patients in both regions.
2026-08-11 Belite Bio, Inc Regulatory Belite Bio Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration Acceptance and Priority Review of New Drug Application for Tinlarebant for the Treatment of Stargardt Disease Type 1 belitebio.com ↗
2026-07-20 Belite Bio, Inc Results Belite Bio Announces Oral Presentation at the ASRS Annual Meeting Featuring Additional Positive Secondary Endpoint Data from the Phase 3 Trial of Tinlarebant in Stargardt Disease Type 1 belitebio.com ↗
Notably, the presentation reported that quantitative autofluorescence (qAF), a marker of toxic bisretinoid accumulation, showed a marked divergence between treatment groups.
2026-06-12 Belite Bio, Inc Regulatory Belite Bio Completes Rolling Submission of New Drug Application to U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Tinlarebant for the Treatment of Stargardt Disease Type 1 belitebio.com ↗
The rolling NDA was initiated in April 2026 and was submitted under Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD), which was granted by the FDA due to the high unmet need among patients living with STGD1.
2026-05-18 Belite Bio, Inc Regulatory Belite Bio Receives Orphan Drug Status for Tinlarebant in Stargardt Disease in Switzerland belitebio.com ↗
the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) has granted tinlarebant, the Company’s lead product candidate, orphan drug status (ODS) for the treatment of Stargardt disease (STGD1), a rare, inherited retinal disorder caused by mutations in the ABCA4 gene.
2026-04-21 Belite Bio, Inc Regulatory Belite Bio Initiates Rolling Submission of New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Tinlarebant for the Treatment of Stargardt Disease belitebio.com ↗
2025-12-01 Belite Bio, Inc Results New Hope for People Living with a Disease Once Deemed Untreatable: Belite Bio Announces Positive Topline Results from the Pivotal Global, Phase 3 DRAGON Trial of Tinlarebant in Adolescents with Stargardt Disease belitebio.com ↗
Tinlarebant met the primary efficacy endpoint, demonstrating clinical benefit by significantly reducing the lesion growth rate by 36% compared to placebo, as measured by retinal imaging
2025-11-02 Belite Bio, Inc Regulatory Belite Bio Announces UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Agrees to Conditional Marketing Authorization Application Based on Interim Analysis Results for the Treatment of Stargardt Disease with Tinlarebant belitebio.com ↗
2025-10-15 Belite Bio, Inc Regulatory Belite Bio Announces China NMPA Agrees to New Drug Application with Priority Review based on Interim Analysis Results for the Treatment of Stargardt Disease with Tinlarebant belitebio.com ↗
Belite Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLTE), a clinical-stage drug development company focused on advancing novel therapeutics targeting degenerative retinal diseases that have significant unmet medical needs, today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation of China’s National Medical Products Administration (“NMPA”) has agreed to accept the New Drug Application (NDA) with priority review for Tinlarebant for the treatment of Stargardt disease based on the interim analysis results from the Phase 3 DRAGON trial.
2025-05-21 Belite Bio, Inc Regulatory Belite Bio Announces FDA Granting of Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Tinlarebant for the Treatment of Stargardt Disease belitebio.com ↗
2025-02-27 Belite Bio, Inc Results Belite Bio Announces Interim Analysis Results from the Pivotal Global Phase 3 DRAGON trial of Tinlarebant in Adolescent Stargardt Disease Subjects belitebio.com ↗
An independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for the Phase 3 DRAGON trial recommends trial continuation without any modifications, maintaining the sample size at 104 subjects following a planned interim efficacy analysis; trial completion expected by Q4 2025 (including a three-month follow-up period)
2024-06-18 Belite Bio, Inc Regulatory Belite Bio Receives Approval to Initiate a Second Stargardt Disease Clinical Trial in the United Kingdom belitebio.com ↗
today announces the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approval for a second clinical trial of Tinlarebant in adolescent STGD1 in the United Kingdom (“DRAGON II”).

All press releases naming this drug 75 releases

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Evidence & citations 5 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 8 sources stand behind the page.

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Known as Tinlarebant ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT06388083 ↗
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NCT05949593 ↗

NCT05244304 ↗

NCT05667688 ↗

NCT05266014 ↗

Known as BPN-14967 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04005807 ↗
Known as LBS-008 “This Phase 3, multicenter, double-masked, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, randomized, fixed-dose clinical study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of...” NCT05949593 ↗
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“Tinlarebant (previously called LBS-008) is being developed as an oral treatment to slow or halt the progression of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)” NCT05667688 ↗

NCT03735810 ↗

Modality Small molecule — CHEMBL3967849 ↗
Route Oral “LBS-008 oral capsules” NCT03735810 ↗