30 compounds in development for various oncology indications, including PF-02341066, a c-MET-ALK inhibitor in Phase 3 for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, and axitinib, a VEGF inhibitor in Phase 2 for lung, gastrointestinal, thyroid, and breast cancer and Phase 3 studies for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Pfizer has two pan-HER/erbB targeted agents in Phase 3 studies, including PF-00299804 for non-small cell lung cancer and Neratinib for metastatic breast cancer. In addition, Pfizer has therapeutic targets in hematology with compounds in Phase 3 development, such as bosutinib, for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), in addition to compounds in earlier development, such as inotuzumab ozogamicin for the treatment of Non-Hodgkin??™s Lymphoma. Last month, a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) seeking FDA approval for Sutent for the treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors was filed. Sutent is an oral multi-kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of advanced / metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) after disease progression on or intolerance to imatinib mesylate. 10 compounds in development for Alzheimer??™s disease, representing a range of mechanisms Pfizer is evaluating for the treatment of this illness. These include Latrepirdine (Dimebon), being developed by Pfizer and Medivation, and bapineuzumab, being developed by Pfizer and Janssen, both in Phase 3 development for the treatment of Alzheimer??™s disease. 8 compounds in development for pain, including tanezumab, a novel injectable biotherapeutic compound which targets nerve growth factor. The Phase 3 program studying tanezumab in osteoarthritis initiated in November, 2008, with more than 5,000 patients planned to be treated with this potential new medicine. 11 compounds in development for inflammation, including tasocitinib (CP-690,550), Pfizer's JAK-3 inhibitor in development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Pfizer initiated a global Phase 3 clinical program in RA for tasocitinib (CP-690,550) in February 2009, with five Phase 3 studies ongoing. 6 vaccines and 27 biologics in the development pipeline, including Prevnar 13, a vaccine designed to prevent pneumococcal disease in infants and young children. Prevnar 13 has been approved for infants and young children in 34 countries, including in the EU and Canada, and is under regulatory review in many other countries, including the U.S. Prevenar 13 is also being studied in global Phase 3 clinical trials in adults, with regulatory submissions expected in 2010.
By the end of 2009, Pfizer as a stand-alone company met three late-stage development commitments made to investors in March 2008. It met a commitment to initiate 10-12 Phase 3 starts between March, 2008 and March, 2009, and it met commitments to initiate 15 Phase 3 starts in the 2008-2009 period and to have 24-28 new molecular entities and new indications in the Phase 3 pipeline by the end of 2009. The new combined company pipeline has 34 new molecular entities and new indications in Phase 3.
Pfizer also announced that it has withdrawn its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Lyrica for the adjunctive treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
In November, 2009, Pfizer announced that it would reduce its global R&D square footage by 35 percent. Consequently, R&D activities will be conducted at five main sites and nine specialized units around the world as compared with 20 R&D sites upon closing the acquisition of Wyeth on October 15, 2009.
Detailed information about Pfizer??™s pipeline is available at www.pfizer/pipeline. Accompanying information includes compound name, target disease, phase of development and, for late-stage programs, mechanism of action.
Source: Pfizer