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Temozolomide clinical trials

Also written Temodar, Temodal, SCH 52365 and Methazolastone.

studies test it
580
open now
77
in phase 3
43
first study started
1997

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Approvals

The first approval found in each region, with its record

United States
11 Aug 1999 · TEMODAR · NDA 021029 (FDA, Drugs@FDA)
European Union
26 Jan 1999 · Temodal · EMEA/H/C/000229 (EMA)

From FDA's Drugs@FDA and Purple Book (through openFDA) and the European Medicines Agency, files of Sept 2026 and 27 Oct 2026. National approvals in Europe and other countries are not included. How this is worked out

How studies write it

Studies that test it under each name

Name

Temozolomide
458
TMZ
47
Temozolomide (TMZ)
16
Temozolomide capsule
8
Temcad
5

Brand

Temodar
147
Temodal
52

Development codes

SCH 52365
18
SCH 052365
4
CCRG-81045
2
RP-46161
1
MK-7365
1
NSC-362856
1

Other names

Methazolastone
5

In one entry with another drug

Given together, or one or the other

Naxitamab and GM-CSF in combination with irinotecan and temozolomide
2

Studies by the year they started

575 studies that test it; most in 2007 (38); 3 more planned to start later

Studies that test Temozolomide, by start year
YearStudies
19973
199810
19999
200022
20019
200216
200311
200421
200536
200629
200738
200826
200931
201022
201114
201216
201322
201419
201519
201623
201724
201822
201920
202022
202118
202221
202311
202415
202514
202612

By phase

A phase 1/2 study counts in both.

Early Phase 1
13
Phase 1
210
Phase 2
392
Phase 3
43
Phase 4
4
No phase
12

What it is tested for

Each study’s main condition, where its own words name it, so a study counts once.

Who runs them

Industry 65 · Other 515

National Cancer Institute (NCI) (30) · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (23) · Duke University (22) · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (21) · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (15) · Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins (14) · Children's Oncology Group (11) · European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC (11)

Often tested with

Tested in the same studies.

Irinotecan (64) · Bevacizumab (41) · Carboplatin (19) · Vincristine (17) · Capecitabine (16) · Cisplatin (15) · Lomustine (14) · Thalidomide (13)

Related medicines

As reviewed, each with the page that says it.

Coming up

From the study records. Dates are the sponsors’ own estimates and often move.

Tested against it · 10 phase 3 studies under way

Temozolomide is the comparator. A study of two new drugs counts under both.

  • 1Carboplatin · CarThera · next primary completion Jan 2028
  • 1Niraparib · Ivy Brain Tumor Center · next primary completion Dec 2027
  • 1Naporafenib · Erasca, Inc. · next primary completion Apr 2028
  • 1Vebreltinib · Beijing Pearl Biotechnology Limited Liability Company
  • 1Pucotenlimab · Taizhou Hanzhong biomedical co. LTD
  • 1Regorafenib · Global Coalition for Adaptive Research · next primary completion Jun 2028
  • 1GDC-0084 · Global Coalition for Adaptive Research · next primary completion Jun 2028
  • 1Dianhydrogalactitol · Global Coalition for Adaptive Research · next primary completion Jun 2028
Reaching primary completion within a year · 28, 3 in phase 3

Studies that test Temozolomide, phase 3 first.

Studies

Open first, then newest update. How each study uses Temozolomide is read from its arms, and is right about nine times in ten. Ask us to read each study. These are the studies that list it as an intervention; a search of ClinicalTrials.gov also finds studies that mention it only in a description, such as earlier treatment.

Testing it · 580

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Given beside what is tested · 278 — Temozolomide is usual care or a partner of the new treatment

Showing 20 of 278.

As the comparator · 40 — what is tested is compared with Temozolomide

Showing 20 of 40.

Codes

What other systems call Temozolomide · ClinicalTrials.gg INT006660

  • MeSH (NLM) D000077204TemozolomideConfirmed ClinicalTrials.gov, NLM, Wikidata
  • UNII (FDA) YF1K15M17YTEMOZOLOMIDEConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
  • RxNorm 37776Confirmed FDA, Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q425088temozolomideConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
  • NCI Thesaurus C1244TemozolomideOne source FDA
  • DrugBank DB00853One source Wikidata

“Confirmed” means two independent publishers link the code to this drug; “one source”, one does and its name agrees.