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Fingolimod Hydrochloride

Established medicine
ClassSphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonistResearchOngoing clinical research

Also known as Fingolimod, Gilenya, fingolimod HCl.

1
Research papers
5
Protein targets
15
Regulatory events
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Glial Sphingosine-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation Stabilizes Synaptic Function in <i>Drosophila</i> Models of Alzheimer's Disease.

Research2023-09-05The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience

Prevention of Paclitaxel-Associated Neuropathy With Fingolimod: a Pilot Trial

Clinical trial2021-11-23Completed · ClinicalTrials.gov

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Fingolimod Hydrochloride
Aliases & brands
FingolimodGilenyafingolimod HCl
RxNorm CUI
1012891
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL544665
UNII
G926EC510T
Primary mechanism
Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonist
Regulatory jurisdictions
fdaema

Pharmacology & targets

5 targets

Known molecular targets and mechanisms supported by curated pharmacology databases.

AGONISTSphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonist
AGONISTSphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonist
AGONISTSphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonist
AGONISTSphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonist
AGONISTSphingosine 1-phosphate receptor agonist

Regulatory timeline

15 events

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Generic / biosimilar approval confirmed across FDA and EMA (2019-12-04 → 2020-12-30)
Earliest approval
2011-03-17
Latest approval
2020-12-30
Authorities
FDA · EMA
Total events
15
fdaU.S. Food and Drug Administration· 13 events
2026-09-25Label change
Label change: FINGOLIMOD (ANDA208014)
Evidence ↗
2026-09-25Label change
Label change: FINGOLIMOD HYDROCHLORIDE (ANDA207991)
Evidence ↗
2026-09-25Label change
Label change: FINGOLIMOD HYDROCHLORIDE (ANDA208004)
Evidence ↗
emaEuropean Medicines Agency· 2 events
2020-06-25Generic approvalMarketMulti-authority
Generic medicine authorisation: Fingolimod Accord (EMA)
Indication: Indicated as single disease modifying therapy in highly active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis for the following groups of adult patients and paediatric patients aged 10… Show full indication

Indicated as single disease modifying therapy in highly active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis for the following groups of adult patients and paediatric patients aged 10 years and older: Patients with highly active disease despite a full and adequate course of treatment with at least one disease modifying therapy or Patients with rapidly evolving severe relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis defined by 2 or more disabling relapses in one year, and with 1 or more Gadolinium enhancing lesions on brain MRI or a significant increase in T2 lesion load as compared to a previous recent MRI.

Evidence ↗
2011-03-17Original application approval
Marketing authorisation: Gilenya (EMA)
Indication: Gilenya is indicated as single disease modifying therapy in highly active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis for the following groups of adult patients and paediatric patients… Show full indication

Gilenya is indicated as single disease modifying therapy in highly active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis for the following groups of adult patients and paediatric patients aged 10 years and older: Patients with highly active disease despite a full and adequate course of treatment with at least one disease modifying therapy (for exceptions and information about washout periods see sections 4.4 and 5.1). or Patients with rapidly evolving severe relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis defined by 2 or more disabling relapses in one year, and with 1 or more Gadolinium enhancing lesions on brain MRI or a significant increase in T2 lesion load as compared to a previous recent MRI.

Evidence ↗

Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), public domain (CC0).

Contains information from the European Medicines Agency (European Medicines Agency), © EMA, reused under CC BY 4.0.

Clinical trials

2 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
2
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2021
2
Completed
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 2
Early Phase 11Phase 11

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

Research activity

1 paper

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Most influential

Glial Sphingosine-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation Stabilizes Synaptic Function in <i>Drosophila</i> Models of Alzheimer's Disease.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023 · 8 cites
Recent papers

Glial Sphingosine-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation Stabilizes Synaptic Function in <i>Drosophila</i> Models of Alzheimer's Disease.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023 · 8 cites
Major research themes1
Alzheimer Disease1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience1
Leading researchers
  • Berg AJ1
  • Cai Y1
  • Cui T1
  • Lok C1
  • Morency DT1
  • Paganelli PM1
  • Vicini S1
  • Wang T1
Leading institutions
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  • First Affiliated Hospital1
  • Georgetown University1
  • Georgetown University Medical Center1
  • Shanghai General Hospital1

Related drugs

1 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Studied across the same disease area as Fingolimod Hydrochloride in the shared literature.

1 shared disease1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.