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HC-7366, a selective activator of the general control nonderepressible 2 kinases in combination with Welireg (belzutifan), Merck’s oral HIF-2α inhibitor is being investigated for the treatment of clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Welireg (belzutifan) is first and only hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor approved for the adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
The collaboration aims to evaluate HiberCell's HC-7366, a selective activator of the general control nonderepressible 2 kinases in combination with Welireg (belzutifan), Merck’s oral HIF-2α inhibitor for the treatment of clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Welireg (belzutifan) 40 mg tablet act as the HIF-2α inhibitor, which is investigated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
WELIREG (belzutifan) 40 mg tablet act as the HIF-2α inhibitor, which is investigated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma
WELIREG is the first HIF-2α inhibitor therapy approved in the U.S. As an inhibitor of HIF-2α, WELIREG reduces transcription and expression of HIF-2α target genes associated with cellular proliferation, angiogenesis and tumor growth.
U.S. FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to the hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor MK-6482 for the treatment of patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease-associated renal cell carcinoma with nonmetastatic RCC tumors less than 3 centimeters.