Masitinib mesylate is in phase III clinical trials for the treatment of cutaneous mastocytosis, systemic mastocytosis asthma, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, melanoma, metastatic colorectal cancer and pancreas cancer.
It was granted orphan drug designation by FDA for the treatment of pancreatic cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, respectively, in 2009 and 2015.
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