Drugs / Gemcitabine

Gemcitabine

Drug FDA approved

Antimetabolite (nucleoside analogue)·First approved·1996

Registered trials
1488
Ongoing
387/ 26%
Completed
679
Indications
5

Approved indications

Indication
Pancreatic cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer
Breast cancer
Ovarian cancer
Bladder cancer

Clinical trial landscape

1488 registered studies reference this molecule or one of its brands. The split below shows how many are ongoing versus completed per phase.

Phase Total Ongoing Completed Split
Phase 2 689 164 336
Phase 3 262 105 96
Phase 1 260 41 141
Phase 1/2 187 45 81
Phase 2/3 36 19 10
Not applicable 19 8 3
Unknown 14 1 7
Early Phase 1 13 2 4
Phase 4 8 2 1
All phases 1488 387 679

Ongoing Completed Balance withdrawn, terminated, or status unreported.

Study records: ClinicalTrials.gov →

Mechanism of action

Blocks creation of new DNA; incorporation into DNA leads to inhibition of further DNA synthesis and cell death.

Recent developments