Drugs / Avatrombopag
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Avatrombopag

Small molecule targets MPL via activation

Developed for
thrombocytopenia · aplastic anemia · autoimmune thrombocytopenia · autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura · cirrhosis of liver · connective tissue disorder · Evans syndrome · liver disorder
+5 more · platelet disorder, undefined · liver failure · thrombocytopenia due to immune destruction · thrombocytopenic purpura · primary thrombocytopenia
Investigated by
Eisai Inc. · Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China · Sobi, Inc. · Peking Union Medical College Hospital · First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · Henan Cancer Hospital
+48 more · Peking University People's Hospital · The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University · Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital · 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of People's Liberation Army of China · Al-Mustansiriyah University · Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital · Anhui Provincial Hospital · Ayman Saad · Chinese PLA General Hospital · First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University · Fosun Pharmaceutical Distribution Jiangsu co., Limited · Hanny Al-Samkari, MD · Haukeland University Hospital · Helse Fonna · Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF · Helse Stavanger HF · Hvidovre University Hospital · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Nordland Hospital · Oslo University Hospital · Ostfold Hospital Trust · Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University · Shanxi Bethune Hospital · Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital · Sorlandet Hospital HF · St. Olavs Hospital · Sun Yat-sen University · Swedish Orphan Biovitrum · Sykehuset i Vestfold HF · Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine · Tang-Du Hospital · The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University · The First Hospital of Jilin University · Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University · Tianjin Children's Hospital · Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · Tianjin People's Hospital · Tianjin Third Central Hospital · Tongji Hospital · University Hospital of North Norway · University Hospital, Akershus · University of Rochester · Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 4 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Label expansions (2) US (FDA) DOPTELET — 2019-06-26 – 2025-07-24 fda.gov ↗
Approved EU (EMA) Doptelet — 2019-06-20 europa.eu ↗
Approved US (FDA) DOPTELET — 2018-05-21 fda.gov ↗

Trials 53

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT04931849 May 2022 → Oct 2023 thrombocytopenia University of Rochester Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 110 trials
Phase 1 NCT02809768 Apr → Aug 2016 — Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02039076 Dec 2013 → Jun 2014 thrombocytopenia Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01774773 Jan → Jul 2013 — Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01759394 Oct 2012 → Jan 2013 — Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01549054 Jan → Jun 2012 autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01437384 Sep 2011 → Mar 2012 autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01327872 Feb → Apr 2011 autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01289509 Dec 2010 → Mar 2011 autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01251731 Jul 2010 → Jan 2011 — Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01260155 Jan → Jun 2010 — Eisai Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 218 trials · 2 met primary
Phase 2 NCT06281327 Mar 2024 → Dec 2025 overdue autoimmune thrombocytopenia Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06254287 Feb → Dec 2024 aplastic anemia Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05772546 Nov 2023 → Jan 2026 digestive system cancer, thrombocytopenia Hanny Al-Samkari, MD Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06004752 Aug 2023 → Aug 2024 aplastic anemia Peking Union Medical College Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06001567 Aug 2023 → Aug 2024 hepatocellular carcinoma, thrombocytopenia Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04312789 Dec 2022 platelet disorder, undefined Ayman Saad Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05720234 Nov 2022 → Nov 2023 aplastic anemia Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05218226 Feb 2022 → Dec 2024 thrombocytopenia Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05143892 Dec 2021 → Dec 2022 platelet disorder, undefined The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04993885 Sep 2021 → Jul 2024 overdue Evans syndrome, connective tissue disorder Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2/34 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT07278908 Dec 2025 → Dec 2028 expected autoimmune thrombocytopenia Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT06202625 May → Oct 2024 overdue disease related to hematopoietic stem cell transplant, thrombocytopenia Peking University People's Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT04915482 Jun 2021 → Jan 2025 Evans syndrome, connective tissue disorder Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT04728789 Feb 2021 → Dec 2022 aplastic anemia Peking Union Medical College Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 310 trials · 4 met primary · 1 missed
Phase 3 NCT07051915 Sep 2025 → Jan 2028 expected thrombocytopenic purpura Ostfold Hospital Trust Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05369208 Jun 2022 → Jan 2024 autoimmune thrombocytopenia Sobi, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05046327 Oct 2021 → Apr 2024 autoimmune thrombocytopenia Sobi, Inc. Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04516967 Mar 2021 → Nov 2023 autoimmune thrombocytopenia Sobi, Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT03471078 Oct 2018 → Aug 2020 thrombocytopenia Sobi, Inc. Completed Missed primary
Phase 3 NCT03326843 Mar 2018 → Feb 2019 thrombocytopenia Sobi, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 3 NCT01972529 Feb 2014 → Jan 2017 thrombocytopenia Eisai Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01976104 Nov 2013 → Jan 2017 thrombocytopenia Eisai Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01433978 Mar 2012 → Sep 2013 autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura Eisai Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 3 NCT01438840 Feb 2012 → Nov 2013 thrombocytopenia due to immune destruction Eisai Inc. Completed Met primary
Phase 46 trials
Phase 4 NCT07133659 Jun 2025 → Jul 2026 overdue autoimmune thrombocytopenia Al-Mustansiriyah University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05382013 Apr 2022 → Feb 2024 chronic hepatitis B virus infection, thrombocytopenia Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04915287 Jun 2021 → Jun 2023 liver disorder, thrombocytopenia Chinese PLA General Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04845659 Jun 2021 → Jun 2022 cirrhosis of liver, thrombocytopenia Hvidovre University Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04638829 Mar 2021 → Jan 2024 autoimmune thrombocytopenia Sobi, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04906083 Feb 2021 → Dec 2022 cirrhosis of liver, liver failure, thrombocytopenia Tongji Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable4 trials
— NCT05571332 Jun 2022 → Dec 2023 aplastic anemia Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Unknown No outcome recorded
— NCT05433922 Jun 2022 → Dec 2023 aplastic anemia Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Unknown No outcome recorded
— NCT05518331 Jun 2022 → Jun 2025 aplastic anemia Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Unknown No outcome recorded
— NCT04609891 May 2020 → May 2021 thrombocytopenia Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy4 trials
Phase 2 NCT07421167 Background Aug 2026 → Jan 2029 expected Evans syndrome Novartis Pharmaceuticals Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05907499 Background Jul 2023 → Jul 2026 overdue — The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05996393 Background Sep 2023 → Feb 2025 aplastic anemia Peking Union Medical College Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05718856 Comparator Feb 2023 → May 2025 primary thrombocytopenia Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China Unknown No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 9

DateIssuerRelease
2024-03-25 Sobi, Inc. Results Sobi announces positive results from phase 3 study of Doptelet® for treatment of children and adolescents with ITP sobi.com ↗
The key secondary endpoint of two consecutive platelet counts ≥50×10 9 /L was met in 81.5% of avatrombopag subjects in comparison with 0% of placebo subjects (p= < 0.0001, 95% CI 71.1-91.8).
2022-09-22 Jemincare Regulatory 济民可信“马来酸阿伐曲泊帕”原料药申报获CDE受理 jemincare.com ↗
旗下子公司上海济煜医药科技有限公司创新技术药物研究院承担研发的特色原料药马来酸阿伐曲泊帕已提交注册并获国家药品监督管理局药品审评中心( CDE )受理。
2021-01-20 Sobi, Inc. Regulatory Doptelet® (avatrombopag) approved in the EU for treatment of ITP sobi.com ↗
Doptelet® (avatrombopag) approved in the EU for treatment of ITP
2020-12-11 Sobi, Inc. Regulatory Doptelet® (avatrombopag) receives positive opinion from CHMP for treatment of ITP sobi.com ↗
Today's positive opinion by the CHMP is a significant milestone for people living with ITP across Europe.
2020-10-09 Sobi, Inc. Results Sobi announces topline phase 3 data of avatrombopag for the treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Thrombocytopenia sobi.com ↗
Though avatrombopag increased platelet counts relative to placebo as expected, the study did not meet the composite primary endpoint of avoiding platelet transfusions, chemotherapy dose reductions by 15 per cent or greater, and chemotherapy dose delays by four days or more.
2019-12-21 Sobi, Inc. Regulatory FDA grants avatrombopag Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Thrombocytopenia sobi.com ↗
Dova Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi™) has been granted Orphan Drug Designation [1] (ODD) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for avatrombopag for the potential treament of Chemotherapy-Induced Thrombocytopenia (CIT).
2019-12-09 Sobi, Inc. Results Doptelet [® ](avatrombopag) demonstrates cost-effectiveness for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic liver disease sobi.com ↗
2019-12-09 Sobi, Inc. Results Additional analyses from phase 3 study with Doptelet [® ](avatrombopag) for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenia provides evidence of long-term response rates sobi.com ↗
Durable responders maintained a high rate of platelet response and complete platelet response in the extension phase, providing evidence that AVA-responding patients will likely continue to respond for extended treatment periods.
2019-12-05 Sobi, Inc. Results Data to be highlighted at the American Society of Hematology 2019 Annual Meeting sobi.com ↗
Additional analyses from the phase 3 study - core and extension phase - with avatrombopag for the treatment of ITP confirm the long-term response rates and efficacy of treatment with avatrombopag in this indication.

All press releases naming this drug 14 releases

DateIssuerRelease

Evidence & citations 13 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 60 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Avatrombopag “Eltrombopag initial dose: 25 mg orally once a day, may increase to up to 75 mg/day, when platelet count ≤ 30 × 109/L; Avatrombopag initial dose: 20 mg orally once a day, may...” NCT05907499 ↗
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“Three TPO-RAs could be used in this study, including eltrombopag, hetrombopag and avatrombopag.” NCT05718856 ↗

“The starting dose of avatrombopag is 20-40mg once daily.” NCT04915482 ↗

“avatrombopag” NCT07421167 ↗

NCT06001567 ↗

NCT01433978 ↗

NCT04931849 ↗

NCT06004752 ↗

NCT05518331 ↗

NCT07278908 ↗

NCT05046327 ↗

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Known as Akr-501 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2103883 ↗
Known as AVA “Avatrombopag (AVA) is prescribed for thrombocytopenic diseases but not for NSAA.” PMID 37318085 ↗ Dec 2023
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“addition of avatrombopag (AVA), which has a slight adverse reaction” NCT06004752 ↗

Known as Avatrombopag maleate “Avatrombopag maleate 40 mg (2 x 20 mg tablets- all doses are expressed as avatrombopag, the amount of free base)” NCT01759394 ↗
Known as Doptelet ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04845659 ↗
Known as E-5501 MALEATE ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2103883 ↗
Known as E5501 “E5501 (avatrombopag) 20-mg tablets” NCT02227693 ↗
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NCT01549054 ↗

NCT01260155 ↗

NCT01289509 ↗

NCT01327872 ↗

NCT01774773 ↗

NCT01437384 ↗

NCT01251731 ↗

Known as YM-301477 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2103883 ↗
Known as YM-477 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2103883 ↗
Action Activate “avatrombopag, an investigational thrombopoietin-receptor agonist” PMID 24802775 ↗ May 2014
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“Thrombopoietin receptor agonist” CHEMBL2103883 ↗

Modality Small molecule “once-daily oral avatrombopag (2.5, 5, 10, or 20 mg), an investigational nonpeptide TPO-RA active in humans” PMID 24802775 ↗ May 2014
Route Oral “once-daily oral avatrombopag” PMID 24802775 ↗ May 2014
Target MPL “Thrombopoietin receptor agonist” CHEMBL2103883 ↗