EU/3/21/2415: Orphan designation for the treatment of small cell lung cancer

Lefitolimod

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Overview

This medicine was designated as an orphan medicine for the treatment of small cell lung cancer in the European Union on 26 March 2021.

This means that the developer will receive scientific and regulatory support from EMA to advance their medicine to the stage where they can apply for a marketing authorisation.

Orphan designation does not mean the medicine is available or authorised for use. All medicines, including designated orphan medicines, must be authorised before they can be marketed and made available to patients in the EU.

During the medicine's development, doctors may be able to enrol patients in clinical trials investigating the medicine. For information on ongoing clinical trials in the EU, see:

Key facts

Active substance
Lefitolimod
Intended use
Treatment of small cell lung cancer
Orphan designation status
Positive
EU designation number
EU/3/21/2415
Date of designation
26/03/2021
Sponsor

Nucleic Acids To The Rescue GmbH
Moerfelder Landstrasse 112
Sachsenhausen
60598 Frankfurt Am Main
Hassia
Germany
E-mail: info@nuclacids.com

Update history

DateUpdate
May 2022The sponsorship was transferred to Nucleic Acids To The Rescue GmbH, Germany in May 2022.

Documents related to this orphan designation evaluation

Patients' organisations

For contact details of patients’ organisations whose activities are targeted at rare diseases, see:

  • European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS), a non-governmental alliance of patient organisations and individuals active in the field of rare diseases.

  • Orphanet, a database containing information on rare diseases, which includes a directory of patients’ organisations registered in Europe.

EU register of orphan medicines

The list of medicines that have received an orphan designation in the EU is available on the European Commission's website:

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