Drug · Small Molecule
Bexarotene
CI-DRUG-00000785Explore in graph →CHEMBL1023 Approved
Regulatory
Approvals (4)
Each record names the authority, jurisdiction, indication text and status. A drug approved in one jurisdiction for one indication is not 'approved' in general.
emaProvenance
- Source
- EMA — European public assessment reports (centrally authorised medicines)
- Dataset
- EMA medicines data (xlsx)
- Version
- ema-medicines-2026-09-11T06:00
- Retrieved
- Sep 11, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Evidence
- regulatory
- License
- EMA copyright — reproduction and distribution permitted for non-commercial and commercial purposes provided EMA is acknowledged as the source (https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/about-us/legal-notice)
- Run
- ING-EMA-20260911-000001
| Jurisdiction · authority | Cancer | Indication | Status | Approval date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU EMA | Primary Cutaneous T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | Targretin capsules are indicated for the treatment of skin manifestations of advanced stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) patients refractory to at least one systemic treatment. | approved | Mar 29, 2001 | ema |
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Derived
Development pipeline
Most advanced stage across all cancers, then per top-level cancer reached through trial conditions or approval indications. Approval in any ingested jurisdiction outranks trial phase; counts are interventional studies.
| Scope | Stage | Max phase | Active | Recruiting | Phase 3 | Trials | Approvals | Jurisdictions | First approval | First trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cancers | Approved | Phase 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 4 | EU, US | Dec 29, 1999 | 1998-10 |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | Approved | Phase 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | EU, US | Dec 29, 1999 | 2001-12 |
| Malignant Lung Neoplasm | Phase3 | Phase 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2001-08 |
| Kaposi Sarcoma | Phase2 | Phase 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
Curated evidence
Clinical evidence (0)
CIViC items in which this therapy appears, grouped by cancer context, then molecular profile. 50 items per page.
Data not yet available
No curated evidence item mentions this therapy yet.
Clinical trials
Trials with this intervention (27)
Most recently updated first, 50 per page.
clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Dataset
- ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 studies
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
| NCT | Title | Status | Phase | Enrollment (n) | Sponsor | Countries | Last update | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT00238628 | A Phase I/II Study of Bexarotene in Combination With ZD1839 (IRESSA®) in the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | completed | Phase 1 / Phase 2 | 6 | Stanford UniversityOTHER | 1 | Jun 4, 2026 | clinicaltrials |
| NCT05296304 | A Study of Bexarotene Combined With Radiotherapy in People With Mycosis Fungoides | recruiting | Phase 1 |