Drugs / Clofazimine
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Clofazimine

Small molecule

Developed for
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis · pulmonary tuberculosis · Mycobacterium avium complex disease · extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis · Crohn disease · pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection · mycobacterial infectious disease · rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
+9 more · borderline leprosy · bronchiectasis · COVID-19 · cryptosporidiosis · gram-positive bacterial infections · lepromatous leprosy · leprosy · relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis · tuberculosis
Investigated by
Huashan Hospital · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · RedHill Biopharma Limited · University of California, San Francisco · Global Alliance for TB Drug Development · Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
+92 more · Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands · Ministry of Health, Republic of Uzbekistan · Ministry of Public Health, Republic of Belarus · THINK TB & HIV Investigative Network · University College, London · University of Liverpool · Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd · Beijing Chest Hospital · Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · Doctors Without Borders · Drugs for Neglected Diseases · Epicentre · Interactive Research and Development · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine · No.85 Hospital, Changning, Shanghai, China · Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Partners in Health · Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center · Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China · Socios En Salud, Peru · Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute · The University of Queensland · University of California, Los Angeles · World Health Organization · eResearch Technology, Inc. · Abbott · Anhui Chest Hospital · Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing · Boston University · Brigham and Women's Hospital · Calibr, a division of Scripps Research · Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa · Children's Hospital Foundation · Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico · Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Erasmus Medical Center · Fourth Taiyuan People's Hospital, China · Fundação Alfredo da Matta, Manaus, Brazil · Ganzhou Fifth People's Hospital, China · Griffith University · Hackensack Meridian Health · Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic · Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) · IUATLD, Inc · Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics · Instituto de Dermatologia Dona Libania, Fortaleza, Brazil · Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme · Mannkind Corporation · Medical Research Council · Medstar Health Research Institute · Ministry of Health, Brazil · Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil · Minsk Republican Research and Practical Centre for Pulmonology and Tuberculosis · Monash University · Murdoch Childrens Research Institute · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · National Jewish Health · National Lung Hospital, Vietnam · National University Hospital, Singapore · Newcastle University · Oregon Health and Science University · Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · Paul Saunderson · Pfizer · QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · Radboud University Medical Center · Rede TB · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention · Shanghai Pudong New Area Pulmonary Hospital, China · Singapore Clinical Research Institute (SCRI) · South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute · all 98 on the full record

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Approved US (FDA) LAMPRENE — 1986-12-15 fda.gov ↗

Trials 40

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 211 trials · 2 missed
Phase 2 NCT07485010 Apr 2027 → Apr 2031 expected pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection The University of Queensland Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05556746 Nov 2023 → Jun 2025 overdue HIV infectious disease, pulmonary tuberculosis Brigham and Women's Hospital Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03828201 Jun 2022 → May 2027 expected multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Boston University Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05294146 Feb 2022 → May 2023 mycobacterial infectious disease Radboud University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04311502 Nov 2021 → Jun 2024 HIV infectious disease, tuberculosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Terminated Missed primary Stop: Enrollment
Phase 2 NCT04465695 Jul 2020 → Jun 2021 COVID-19 The University of Hong Kong Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03341767 Dec 2017 → Apr 2019 cryptosporidiosis University of Washington Terminated Missed primary Stop: Enrollment
Phase 2 NCT02968212 Apr 2017 → Aug 2025 overdue Mycobacterium avium complex disease Oregon Health and Science University Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01717664 Jun 2013 → Dec 2015 relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis RedHill Biopharma Limited Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01691534 Oct 2012 → Apr 2013 pulmonary tuberculosis Global Alliance for TB Drug Development Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/35 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 2/3 NCT04207112 Oct 2020 → Aug 2022 extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT04310930 Mar 2020 → Jun 2029 expected pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection The University of Queensland Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT04081077 Aug 2019 → Sep 2022 extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT03474198 Mar 2018 → Jan 2022 pulmonary tuberculosis University College, London Completed Mixed
Phase 2/3 NCT02589782 Jan 2017 → Aug 2022 extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands Completed Met primary
Phase 310 trials · 2 met primary · 1 missed
Phase 3 NCT06649721 Nov 2024 → Feb 2027 expected pulmonary tuberculosis, rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis Huashan Hospital Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06418711 Sep 2024 → Nov 2025 Mycobacterium avium complex disease, pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection Mannkind Corporation Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05081401 May 2022 → Dec 2026 expected extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis Huashan Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04616924 Dec 2020 → Aug 2023 Mycobacterium avium complex disease, bronchiectasis RedHill Biopharma Limited Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 3 NCT03896685 Apr 2020 → Oct 2024 gram-positive bacterial infections, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis Doctors Without Borders Completed Missed primary
Phase 3 NCT03009396 Mar 2017 → Nov 2018 Crohn disease RedHill Biopharma Limited Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02754765 Dec 2016 → Jun 2023 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis Doctors Without Borders Completed Mixed
Phase 3 NCT02409290 Mar 2016 → May 2022 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis IUATLD, Inc Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01951326 Sep 2013 → May 2018 Crohn disease RedHill Biopharma Limited Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT00001047 ? → Aug 1996 HIV infectious disease, Mycobacterium avium complex disease National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 48 trials
Phase 4 NCT05278988 Apr 2021 → Oct 2024 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03867136 Jun 2020 → Aug 2024 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Huashan Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03830671 Mar 2019 → Jun 2022 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Beijing Chest Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03561753 Dec 2017 → Dec 2019 pulmonary tuberculosis Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03237182 Jun 2017 → Dec 2022 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01290744 Aug 2010 → Mar 2015 borderline leprosy, lepromatous leprosy Paul Saunderson Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00513552 Jul 2007 Crohn disease Medstar Health Research Institute Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00669643 Feb 2007 → Sep 2012 leprosy University of Brasilia Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable5 trials
— NCT04717908 Jan 2021 → Jun 2024 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Huashan Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT03604848 Aug 2018 → Aug 2024 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Huashan Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
— NCT00002331 Jan 1994 → Mar 1995 HIV infectious disease, Mycobacterium avium complex disease Abbott Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00002058 — HIV infectious disease, Mycobacterium avium complex disease University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00000796 ? → Oct 1998 HIV infectious disease, pulmonary tuberculosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not stated1 trial
— NCT04334070 — mycobacterial infectious disease Novartis Pharmaceuticals Available No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy11 trials
Phase 1 NCT07228702 Background Jan 2026 → Oct 2027 expected pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection Vancouver Coastal Health Enrolling by invitation No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07170800 Background Sep 2025 → Feb 2026 overdue multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis WestVac Biopharma Co., Ltd. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05007821 Background Sep 2022 → Mar 2025 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed Missed primary
Phase 2 NCT02365623 Background Feb 2015 → Nov 2018 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06081361 Background Dec 2023 → Oct 2026 expected pulmonary tuberculosis, rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis Beijing Chest Hospital Active not recruiting No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 13

DateIssuerRelease
2026-04-30 RedHill Biopharma Limited Results RedHill's RHB-204 Demonstrates Comparable MAP Killing Efficacy to RHB-104 - Important Step in RHB-204 Development for MAP-related Crohn's Disease redhillbio.com ↗
2025-11-10 Mannkind Corporation Results MannKind Provides Update on Phase 3 ICoN-1 Trial of Nebulized Clofazimine for NTM Lung Disease mannkindcorp.com ↗
Following an ad hoc meeting held on November 8, 2025, the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) reviewed the data and agreed with the decision to discontinue the trial due to futility.
2024-09-18 Mannkind Corporation Regulatory MannKind Announces Clearance from PMDA to Initiate Phase 3 Clinical Trial (ICoN-1) in Japan Evaluating Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension for the Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease mannkindcorp.com ↗
MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD), a company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative inhaled therapeutic products and devices for patients with endocrine and orphan lung diseases, announced today that it has received clearance from Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) to initiate the Phase 3 study (ICoN-1) of Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension for the treatment of NTM lung disease.
2024-05-08 Mannkind Corporation Regulatory MannKind Corporation Reports 2024 First Quarter Financial Results: Provides Clinical Development Update mannkindcorp.com ↗
In the last week, we received Fast Track designation and clearance of the IND for MNKD-101 which may allow us to bring this innovative product to patients more quickly.
2024-05-06 Mannkind Corporation Regulatory MannKind Receives U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension for the Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease mannkindcorp.com ↗
2024-04-29 Mannkind Corporation Regulatory MannKind Announces IND Clearance From U.S. FDA to Start Phase 3 Study of Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension for Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease mannkindcorp.com ↗
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for MNKD-101 (Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension), enabling the initiation of a Phase 3 study for the treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease.
2023-01-23 Mannkind Corporation Results MannKind’s Inhaled Clofazimine Will Advance to an Adaptive Phase 2/3 Study For Potential Treatment of Rare Lung Disease mannkindcorp.com ↗
Paper published on clofazimine inhalation suspension demonstrates promising tolerability and toxicokinetics for treating pulmonary NTM infection
2022-09-06 Mannkind Corporation Results Mannkind Successfully Completes Phase 1 Study of Inhaled Clofazimine mannkindcorp.com ↗
No serious adverse events or QT prolongation identified
2021-01-06 RedHill Biopharma Limited Regulatory RedHill Biopharma's RHB-204 Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for NTM Disease redhillbio.com ↗
RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL) (“RedHill” or “the Company”), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that RHB-204 has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its development as a potential first-line, stand-alone, oral treatment of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease caused by Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) – a rare disease for which there is no FDA-approved first-line therapy.
2019-10-11 RedHill Biopharma Limited Results RedHill Biopharma Announces Full Results from Positive MAP US Phase 3 Study and Supportive Top-Line Results from MAP US2 Open-Label Extension Study with RHB-104 in Crohn’s Disease redhillbio.com ↗
The full Week 52 results of blinded treatment in the MAP US Phase 3 study with RHB-104 were consistent with the previously reported positive outcomes of the study.
2019-10-11 RedHill Biopharma Limited Results RedHill Announces Full Results from MAP US Phase 3 Study and Supportive Top-Line Results from MAP US2 Study with RHB-104 in Crohn’s Disease redhillbio.com ↗
The full Week 52 results of blinded treatment in the MAP US Phase 3 study with RHB-104 were consistent with the previously reported positive outcomes of the study.
2016-06-22 RedHill Biopharma Limited Results RedHill Biopharma Announces Publication Demonstrating Potential Efficacy of RHB-104 for Crohn's Disease Associated with MAP Infection redhillbio.com ↗
The results of the study demonstrated that the RHB-104 active components, in their individual concentrations or in dual combinations, were not as effective against all microorganisms, compared to the triple combination at minimum inhibitory concentrations level.

All press releases naming this drug 14 releases

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Evidence & citations 13 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 53 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Clofazimine “Other drugs are used less commonly, such as amoxicillin-clavulanate, linezolid and clofazimine based on Investigator's decision twice a week from Day 1 up to 78 weeks after...” NCT02365623 ↗
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“Experimental arms are seven oral regimens with a five-drug combination of the following: bedaquiline, linezolid, a fluoroquinolone (moxifloxacin or levofloxacin), cycloserine,...” NCT05081401 ↗

“The candidated drugs to be selected are:Cs-Cycloserine,Pto-Protionamide,Clr-Clarithromycin,PAS-sodium para-aminosalicylate,E-ethambutol,Bdq-Bedaquiline,Cfz-Clofazimine,Lzd-linezolid” NCT03830671 ↗

“Clofazimine (CLF) is an iminophenazine dye . It has a mild bactericidal action, acting slowly on M. leprae and destroying 99% of the bacteria in approximately five months.” NCT06819449 ↗

“PRS regimen, which consists of Clofazimine (Cfz), Ethambutol (E), high dose Pyrazinamide (Z, high), and Prothionamide (Pto).” NCT03561753 ↗

“For example, clofazimine has shown good efficacy in the treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease.” NCT05494957 ↗

“to anti-MAP RHB-104 (clarithromycin 95 mg, rifabutin 45 mg, and clofazimine 10 mg per capsule) (n = 166)” PMID 39199994 ↗ Jul 2024

“Each capsule contains clarithromycin 158.3mg; rifabutin 40mg; clofazimine 13.3mg.” NCT04616924 ↗

“such as linezolid, clofazimine or ethambutol based on the DST results” NCT03604848 ↗

“PRS Regimen V(bedaquiline, delamanid, clofazimine, pyrazinamide)” NCT05278988 ↗

“95 mg clarithromycin, 45 mg rifabutin, and 10 mg clofazimine” NCT01717664 ↗

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Known as CFZ “The FQs - resistant group was treated with the BDLC regimen (BDQ, DLM, LZD, and clofazimine (CFZ))” NCT07126639 ↗
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“Clofazimine (CFZ: Lamprene®), an established drug” PMID 30139372 ↗ Aug 2018

Known as Cfz-Clofazimine “The candidated drugs to be selected are:Cs-Cycloserine,Pto-Protionamide,Clr-Clarithromycin,PAS-sodium para-aminosalicylate,E-ethambutol,Bdq-Bedaquiline,Cfz-Clofazimine,Lzd-linezolid” NCT03830671 ↗
Known as Chlofazimine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1292 ↗
Known as CLF “Clofazimine (CLF) is an iminophenazine dye . It has a mild bactericidal action, acting slowly on M. leprae and destroying 99% of the bacteria in approximately five months.” NCT06819449 ↗
Known as Clofazimina ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1292 ↗
Known as Clofaziminum ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1292 ↗
Known as Colfazimine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1292 ↗
Known as G 30320 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1292 ↗
Known as Lamprene “Lamprene®/Clofazimine, is a product of the pharmaceutical company named Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.” NCT04334070 ↗
Known as NSC-141046 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1292 ↗
Modality Small molecule “lipophilic riminophenazine” NCT04081077 ↗
Route Oral “ciprofloxacin, clofazimine, ethambutol, and rifampin (all taken orally)” NCT00000641 ↗