Drugs / Pancrelipase
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Pancrelipase

Protein / enzyme biologic

Developed for
exocrine pancreatic insufficiency · cystic fibrosis · chronic pancreatitis · steatorrhea · pancreas disorder · celiac disease · dry eye syndrome · gas bloat syndrome
+13 more · nutritional deficiency disease · pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma · pancreatitis · short bowel syndrome · Sjogren syndrome · stomach disorder · cirrhosis of liver · hypoglycemia · infectious disease with sepsis · irritable bowel syndrome · postcholecystectomy syndrome · protein-energy malnutrition · type 1 diabetes mellitus
Investigated by
Solvay Pharmaceuticals · AbbVie · Abbott · Forest Laboratories · Samjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · Abbott Products
+42 more · Data Map GmbH · Digestive Care, Inc. · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. · University of Pittsburgh · Actavis Inc. · Aimmune Nestlé Health Science US R&D, LLC · Allergan · Andrew Hendifar, MD · Beaujon Hospital · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Catalent · ClinIntel · Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment · Hospital Avicenne · Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago · Indiana University · Karolinska Institutet · Massimo Raimondo, M.D. · McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, a Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc. · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · National Research Agency, France · New York University · Nuvisan · Ohio State University · Parexel · Pharmbio Korea Co., Ltd. · Philipp Schuetz · Phoenix Indian Medical Center · Quintiles, Inc. · San Raffaele University Hospital, Italy · Seoul National University Hospital · Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · University of Illinois at Chicago · University of Minnesota · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · University of Southern California · VIVUS LLC

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Approved US (FDA) CREON 2009-04-30 fda.gov

Trials 50 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 13 trials
Phase 1 NCT05303961 Jun → Nov 2016 Samjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02470286 Jun → Sep 2015 Samjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00676702 Jul 2008 → Jan 2009 chronic pancreatitis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, steatorrhea Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/22 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT05642962 Nov 2022 → Nov 2026 expected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT02985801 Dec 2016 → Apr 2019 exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, malignant pancreatic neoplasm Massimo Raimondo, M.D. Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 28 trials
Phase 2 NCT07559175 Apr 2026 → Jun 2027 expected cystic fibrosis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Aimmune Nestlé Health Science US R&D, LLC Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04098237 Dec 2020 → Jan 2024 overdue pancreatic adenocarcinoma Andrew Hendifar, MD Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05269810 May 2020 → Feb 2022 Sjogren syndrome Samjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03469258 Apr 2018 → Oct 2019 malignant pancreatic neoplasm Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03723798 Nov 2017 → Oct 2018 dry eye syndrome Samjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03097029 Mar 2017 → Feb 2019 short bowel syndrome Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02849704 Oct 2016 → Nov 2017 chronic pancreatitis Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00217204 Jul 2005 → Feb 2006 cystic fibrosis, steatorrhea McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, a Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 316 trials
Phase 3 NCT03450772 Aug 2017 → Apr 2022 exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Abbott Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02137382 Jan → Aug 2014 exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Abbott Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01641393 Jun 2012 → Feb 2014 exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Forest Laboratories Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01747330 Jun → Dec 2012 exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Abbott Products Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00623025 Jan → Aug 2009 steatorrhea Abbott Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00662675 Aug 2008 → Feb 2009 cystic fibrosis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, malabsorption syndrome, steatorrhea Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00401076 Jul 2008 → Sep 2010 pancreas disorder Abbott Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00705978 Jun 2008 → May 2010 exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Abbott Products Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00690820 Jun → Dec 2008 cystic fibrosis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Solvay Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00788593 Jan 2008 → Mar 2009 chronic pancreatitis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Forest Laboratories Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 415 trials
Phase 4 NCT06099119 Feb 2024 → Jun 2026 overdue pancreas disorder Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06477159 Feb 2024 → Sep 2027 expected exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Ohio State University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05069597 Oct 2021 → Jul 2023 chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis AbbVie Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04315311 May 2020 → Sep 2021 exocrine pancreatic insufficiency AbbVie Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03859869 Feb 2020 → Mar 2022 exocrine pancreatic insufficiency AbbVie Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03924947 Oct 2019 → Jul 2022 cystic fibrosis AbbVie Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02475369 May 2015 → Jun 2019 celiac disease Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02127021 Apr 2014 → Sep 2017 pancreas disorder Seoul National University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02009410 Nov 2013 → Aug 2014 exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Abbott Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01131507 Jul 2010 → Dec 2011 cystic fibrosis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Forest Laboratories Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable6 trials
NCT06826105 Sep 2025 → Jan 2026 overdue nutritional deficiency disease Philipp Schuetz Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT05466838 Jan 2023 → May 2024 overdue exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT00663975 Feb → Aug 2009 cystic fibrosis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Digestive Care, Inc. Withdrawn No outcome recorded
NCT00510744 Aug 2007 → Jul 2015 obesity disorder University of Pittsburgh Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01154608 Apr 2005 → ? pancreatitis French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00006063 Jul → Aug 1999 cystic fibrosis National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 18 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 02 trials
Phase 0 NCT07314489 Comparator Apr 2025 → Dec 2026 expected chronic pancreatitis Shanghai Changzheng Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT05266963 Comparator Sep 2022 → Mar 2024 type 1 diabetes mellitus Vanderbilt University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 13 trials
Phase 1 NCT02733848 Comparator Feb 2014 → Jan 2018 hypoglycemia East Carolina University Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01159119 Comparator Aug 2010 → Jul 2011 chronic pancreatitis Forest Laboratories Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01142128 Comparator Feb 2009 → Dec 2011 chronic pancreatitis University of Florida Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 22 trials
Phase 2 NCT07450547 Comparator Apr 2026 → Jul 2027 expected cystic fibrosis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Anagram Therapeutics, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02706236 Comparator Apr 2016 → Dec 2018 pancreatitis Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT04542473 Comparator Jul 2021 → Oct 2023 infectious disease with sepsis, protein-energy malnutrition University of Oxford Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 31 trial
Phase 3 NCT00432861 Comparator Jan → Sep 2007 cystic fibrosis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Digestive Care, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 44 trials
Phase 4 NCT07557394 Background May 2026 → Nov 2027 expected malignant pancreatic neoplasm Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04786795 Comparator Mar 2021 → Feb 2022 postcholecystectomy syndrome Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01865695 Comparator May 2013 → Aug 2014 celiac disease, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01641341 Comparator Nov 2010 → Mar 2012 irritable bowel syndrome American Academy of Family Physicians Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable5 trials
NCT07074379 Background Jul 2025 → Aug 2027 expected chronic pancreatitis Changhai Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT05261997 Background Mar 2022 → Nov 2023 chronic pancreatitis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Changhai Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT04057326 Comparator Aug 2019 → Dec 2020 cirrhosis of liver Shenzhen Kangzhe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT02372383 Background Oct 2014 → Jun 2016 cystic fibrosis University of Colorado, Denver Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00749099 Comparator Apr 2007 → Sep 2010 exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Digestive Care, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded

Press releases naming this drug 2 releases

DateIssuerRelease
2020-01-27 AbbVie AbbVie and Allergan Announce Agreements to Divest Brazikumab and Zenpep abbvie.com
2013-05-30 AbbVie AbbVie Announces Market Availability of New CREON® (pancrelipase) 36,000 Lipase-unit Capsules for Patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency abbvie.com

Evidence & citations 21 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 70 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as pancrelipase “EUR-1008 (APT-1008) (Zenpep® [pancrelipase] delayed release capsule) from open capsule, mixed with a small amount of apple juice, will be given orally daily using a syringe...” NCT01100606
26

“A Phase 4 Study to Assess Symptoms of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis or Chronic Pancreatitis Treated With Creon® (Pancrelipase) With an...” NCT05069597

“BACKGROUND: EUR-1008 (Zenpep [pancrelipase]) is a new, enteric-coated, porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme product (PEP)” PMID 19683970 Aug 2009

“oral pancrelipase MT in the treatment of adult and pediatric/adolescent cystic fibrosis (CF) patients” NCT00662675

“PANCRECARB® (pancrelipase) Capsules is available in patients above age 2.” NCT00663975

“Zenpep® (pancrelipase) 3,000 lipase units delayed release capsules” NCT01131507

NCT00006063

NCT00749099

NCT00510484

NCT00690820

NCT00217204

NCT00744250

NCT00266721

NCT03469258

NCT03924947

NCT03859869

NCT01641341

NCT01142128

NCT02985801

NCT00414908

NCT00432861

NCT02372383

NCT02475369

NCT04098237

NCT02706236

NCT00676702

NCT06477159

Known as APT-1008 “EUR-1008 (APT-1008) (Zenpep® [pancrelipase] delayed release capsule) from open capsule, mixed with a small amount of apple juice, will be given orally daily using a syringe...” NCT01100606
3

“EUR-1008 (APT-1008) microtablets (5000 lipase units) or minitablets (10000, 15000 or 20000 lipase units) contained in a capsule” NCT00297167

“EUR-1008 (APT-1008) total high dose 140,000 lipase USP Lipase units will be given” NCT00788593

“Participants will receive EUR-1008 (APT-1008) Microtabs formulation.” NCT00981214

Known as Creon “The purpose of this study is to investigate BMI and the nutritional parameters of Creon (pancreatin) versus placebo after a total or subtotal gastrectomy” NCT00160186
15

“PEI can be treated with oral pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), for example CREON.” NCT05466838

“enteral absorption in each subject before and after pancreatic enzyme medication (Creon).” PMID 35622082 May 2022

“Pancrelipase (Creon) 2 tablets with each meal” NCT00266721

Creon(Pancreatin Enteric-coated Capsules)” NCT07314489

NCT05266963

NCT02137382

NCT02733848

NCT00957151

NCT07450547

NCT01865695

NCT00535756

NCT02009410

NCT00623025

NCT04315311

NCT01154608

Known as Creon36 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT02849704
Known as EUR-1008 EUR-1008 (APT-1008) (Zenpep® [pancrelipase] delayed release capsule) from open capsule, mixed with a small amount of apple juice, will be given orally daily using a syringe...” NCT01100606
4

NCT01641393

NCT00981214

NCT00788593

NCT00297167

Known as Oryz-Aspergillus Enzyme and Pancreatin ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04057326
Known as PANCREASE MT “The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of PANCREASE MT (pancrelipase microtablets) to improve steatorrhea (excessive excretion of fat in feces)...” NCT00217204
Known as Pancreatic Enzyme ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04542473
Known as pancreatic enzyme supplement ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00510744
Known as pancreatin “a single capsule of 40,000 IU pancreatin, Norzyme (40,000 IU, Pankreatan; Nordmark Arzneimittel GmbH & Co, Uetersen, Germany), 3 times each day during meals for 3 months” PMID 31520730 Sep 2019
11

“pancrelipase (pancreatin) delayed-release 12,000-lipase unit capsules” PMID 20171415 Jan 2010

“capsules containing pancreatin 35,000 Ph.U.” NCT06099119

Pancreatin Enteric-Coated Capsules 25000” NCT03450772

NCT07074379

NCT07557394

NCT00160186

NCT04786795

NCT00705978

NCT05261997

NCT07314489

NCT01747330

Known as Pancreaze Pancreaze (Pancrelipase) for Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma With Cachexia and Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency” NCT04098237
Known as PANCRECARB PANCRECARB® (pancrelipase)” NCT00432861
Known as Pankreatan “a single capsule of 40,000 IU pancreatin, Norzyme (40,000 IU, Pankreatan; Nordmark Arzneimittel GmbH & Co, Uetersen, Germany), 3 times each day during meals for 3 months” PMID 31520730 Sep 2019
Known as Pertzye ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT05642962
Known as SA-001 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00400842
5

NCT00401076

NCT02470286

NCT05303961

NCT05269810

NCT03723798

Known as Viokase 16 Viokase 16 (pancrelipase) + Nexium” NCT01142128
Known as Zenpep “BACKGROUND: EUR-1008 (Zenpep [pancrelipase]) is a new, enteric-coated, porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme product (PEP)” PMID 19683970 Aug 2009
4

Zenpep® (pancrelipase) 3,000 lipase units delayed release capsules” NCT01131507

NCT01159119

NCT07559175

NCT06826105

Known as Zenpep (pancrelipase) delayed release capsules “Zenpep® (pancrelipase) delayed release capsules” NCT01100606
Action Restore “pancreatic enzyme replacement (CREON)” NCT05266963
Modality Protein / enzyme biologic “EUR-1008 (Zenpep [pancrelipase]) is a new, enteric-coated, porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme product (PEP)” PMID 19683970 Aug 2009
Route Oral “enteric coated pancrelipase with bicarbonate (PANCRECARB) capsules before meals and snacks” NCT00006063