Belzutifan
Other Antineoplastic Agents
Sold as WELIREG
- Drug class
- Other Antineoplastic Agents
- Availability
- Prescription only
- Routes
- Oral
- Markets covered
- 4
- Products on record
- 4
- FDA reports (12 mo)
- 345
Overview
Belzutifan is an active pharmaceutical ingredient in the Other Antineoplastic Agents group (L01XX). The information below is compiled per regulator from the product labels on record, with direct links to the original documents.
Regulatory status by market
| Market | Regulator | Products | Last revision |
|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | FDA | 1 | May 14, 2025 |
| GB United Kingdom | MHRA | 1 | April 17, 2026 |
| CA Canada | Health Canada | 1 | March 26, 2026 |
| EU European Union | EMA | 1 | January 13, 2026 |
USUnited States· FDA
1 product
Uses
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE WELIREG is a hypoxia-inducible factor inhibitor indicated: von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease for treatment of adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET), not requiring immediate surgery.
1 ) Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) for treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with a clear cell component following a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) or programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor and a vascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (VEGF-TKI).
2 ) Pheochromocytoma or Paraganglioma (PPGL) for treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma (PPGL). 1 von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease WELIREG is indicated for treatment of adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET), not requiring immediate surgery.
GBUnited Kingdom· MHRA
1 product
Uses
von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease associated tumoursWelireg is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for VHL associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (pNET), and for whom localised procedures are unsuitable or undesirable.
Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Welireg is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) whose disease has progressed on or after treatment with a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) / programmed death ligand (PD-L1) inhibitor and a vascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (VEGF-TKI).
How to take
CACanada· Health Canada
1 product
Uses
WELIREG® (belzutifan) is indicated for:
Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease WELIREG® is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for associated non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas, or non-metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET), not requiring immediate surgery.
Efficacy in patients with VHL disease-associated RCC, CNS hemangioblastomas, or pNET was based on objective response rate and duration of response in a single-arm study (see 14 CLINICAL TRIALS). Renal Cell Carcinoma WELIREG® is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) or programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor and a vascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (VEGF-TKI).
1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (< 18 years of age): No data are available to Health Canada; therefore, Health Canada has not authorized an indication for pediatric use. 2 Geriatrics Geriatrics (≥ 65 years of age): Of the 372 participants who received WELIREG® in LITESPARK-005, 62% of participants were < 65 years, 28% of participants were 65 to 74 years, and 10% were ≥ 75 years.
EUEuropean Union· EMA
1 product
Uses
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) WELIREG is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma that progressed following two or more lines of therapy that included a PD-(L)1 inhibitor and at least two VEGF-targeted therapies.
von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease-associated tumours WELIREG is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease who require therapy for associated, localised renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central nervous system (CNS) haemangioblastomas, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (pNET), and for whom localised procedures are unsuitable.
How to take
Sources & citations
- [1]FDA DailyMed · 13e15ee0-d679-4f… · revised May 14, 2025 [PDF]
- [2]MHRA (UK) · PLGB530950087 · revised April 17, 2026
- [3]Health Canada (DPD) · 02528908 · revised March 26, 2026
- [4]European Medicines Agency · EMEA/H/C/005636 · revised January 13, 2026
- [5]OpenFDA adverse-event reports (US), 12 months ending June 4, 2026.
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