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Temsirolimus

  • Prescription medicine
  • Given by a clinician
  • Identity checked
  • Sources last checked 2026-09-04

This page shows what was measured, who it was measured in, and what that does not settle.

What Temsirolimus does in the body

Advanced renal cell carcinoma

From the FDA-approved label: Temsirolimus is an inhibitor of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin). Temsirolimus binds to an intracellular protein (FKBP-12), and the protein-drug complex inhibits the activity of mTOR that controls cell division. Inhibition of mTOR activity resulted in a G1 growth arrest in treated tumor cells. When mTOR was inhibited, its ability to phosphorylate p70S6k and S6 ribosomal protein, which are downstream of mTOR in the PI3 kinase/AKT pathway was blocked. In in vitro studies using renal cell carcinoma cell lines, temsirolimus inhibited the activity of mTOR and resulted in reduced levels of the hypoxia-inducible factors HIF-1 and HIF-2 alpha, and the vascular endothelial growth factor.

What happened in people

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

A fixed RNAWiki sentence

Where this came from

Wording RNAWiki always uses, not a finding about this substance.

No reviewed claim names a result for any goal on this record.

No source is stored against this line.

The limit that matters most

Not recorded.

Where it acts
Not recorded.
Kind of result
No result is published, so no kind of result applies yet
Supervision
Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

What the registries record it as

  • The substance registry classes this as chemical.

    FDA substance registry · 624KN6GM2T · read 2026-08-29

  • Its recorded molecular formula is C56H87NO16, weighing 1030.30.

    US prescribing information · 1c207bed-10e3-46f0-ad2c-69d5e5c97736 · read 2026-08-30

Where each sentence above came from

The recorded explanation is written in label language rather than for a beginner. The page opens with what it is taken for instead, and the recorded explanation follows below.

Shown as the opening line on this page.

No statement of the main limit is recorded.

The four opening statements run to 126 words.

Words this page uses

Four words worth knowing first

Chosen from what this page shows, with each one explained before the word it depends on.

Biomarker

A biomarker is a number from a test that stands in for something about health.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A biomarker is like a fuel gauge.

Where that stops being true. A gauge is wired to the tank. Many biomarkers are only loosely tied to health.

What people get wrong. A better number is read as a better life. Several medicines improved a number and helped nobody.

A measurable indicator used as a substitute for a clinical outcome of interest.

Placebo

A placebo is a dummy treatment given so the real one can be compared with it.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A placebo is like a blank control in an experiment.

Where that stops being true. A blank does nothing. People given a placebo often do get better.

What people get wrong. A placebo effect is read as imaginary. The improvement is measured and real.

An inactive intervention matched in appearance to the test intervention, used to control for non-specific effects.

Comparator

A comparator is whatever the treatment was measured against.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

It is like the other runner in a race.

Where that stops being true. A race has one winner. A study can show both arms improved.

What people get wrong. Results are read without asking what the other group got. Beating nothing is not beating a treatment.

The control condition against which the experimental intervention is assessed.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What happened in people

Each card is one study: the exact question it asked, who was in it, and whether it showed what it set out to show.

Objective Response Rate defined as % of participants in a cohort with complete or partial response or with stable disease according to standard response criteria

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02693535
How many people
4200
Study design
Phase 2
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Intravenous

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Target Lesion Failure(TLF)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT03185221
How many people
3660
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Intravenous

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

A composite endpoint of cardiac death, myocardial infarction related to the target vessel or target lesion revascularisation

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT00598533
How many people
3002
Study design
Phase 4
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
Living longer, or avoiding a major event
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Intravenous

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Ischemia-driven Target Lesion Failure (TLF) which is a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction (Q and non-Q wave) and target lesion revascularization (TLR) at 12 months post-procedure.

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT01681381
How many people
2790
Study design
Not applicable
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
Living longer, or avoiding a major event
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Intravenous

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Target lesion failure at 12-Month

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT03716011
How many people
2700
Study design
Not applicable
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Intravenous

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

The primary end point of the study is a combined endpoint of cardiac death, myocardial infarction related to the target vessel or revascularization related to the target lesion.

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT00598676
How many people
2600
Study design
Phase 4
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
Living longer, or avoiding a major event
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Intravenous

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
What we know
RNAWiki holds 6 written-up human studies for this substance, each with the question it asked.
How we know it
Each card names the study, the number of people and what the study set out to measure.
What this does not prove
These summaries were written by a person and have not been signed off as reviewed claims.
Why it matters
A study that failed is as informative as one that worked, and both are here.
What we still do not know
No reviewed claim exists, so no exact population, effect size or interval is published yet.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Were people like you studied?

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it, and where the result stops carrying.

Who was studied

People similar to this profile were included.

  • Temsirolimus injection is indicated for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma. Temsirolimus injection is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma. ( 1 )

Who is missing from the studies

  • Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What the label states about particular groups

  • On pediatric, the label states: “Temsirolimus injection was studied in 71 patients (59 patients ages 1 to 17 years and 12 patients ages 18 to 21 years) with relapsed/refractory solid tumors in a phase 1-2 safety and exploratory pharmacodynamic study.”

    US prescribing information · 1c207bed-10e3-46f0-ad2c-69d5e5c97736 · read 2026-08-30

  • On older people, the label states: “Clinical studies of Temsirolimus injection did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and older to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects.”

    US prescribing information · 1c207bed-10e3-46f0-ad2c-69d5e5c97736 · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are pregnant, the label states: “Risk Summary Based on findings in animal studies and its mechanism of action, temsirolimus can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman [see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.1 )] .”

    US prescribing information · 1c207bed-10e3-46f0-ad2c-69d5e5c97736 · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are breastfeeding, the label states: “Risk Summary There is no information regarding the presence of Temsirolimus injection or its metabolites in human milk, or their effects on the breastfed child or milk production.”

    US prescribing information · 1c207bed-10e3-46f0-ad2c-69d5e5c97736 · read 2026-08-30

  • On people with reduced liver function, the label states: “Temsirolimus injection was evaluated in a dose escalation phase 1 study in 110 patients with normal or varying degrees of hepatic impairment as defined by AST and bilirubin levels and patients with liver transplant ( Table 3 ).”

    US prescribing information · 1c207bed-10e3-46f0-ad2c-69d5e5c97736 · read 2026-08-30

  • On people with reduced kidney function, the label states: “No clinical studies were conducted with Temsirolimus injection in patients with decreased renal function.”

    US prescribing information · 1c207bed-10e3-46f0-ad2c-69d5e5c97736 · read 2026-08-30

Where the result stopped carrying

  • This is a scope explorer, not a diagnosis engine.
  • It shows who was studied so you can see whether people similar to you were included.

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Why it might seem to do nothing

A real effect and a noticed effect are different things. These are the recorded reasons the two come apart.

It was studied in different people

The people in the studies were not much like the reader.

On this record: Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

The evidence may simply be wrong

Small early studies often do not hold up.

On this record: RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Other reasons RNAWiki checked and found nothing for (11)
It was studied for a different goal
The studies measured something else entirely. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
A different form was studied
The studied form is not the form on the shelf. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
There was nothing to correct
Where a level is already normal, topping it up may change nothing. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else had to happen too
In the studies it was paired with training, a diet or another treatment. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The change is too small to feel
A real change can still sit below what a person notices. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Day-to-day swing hides it
Sleep, food, stress and time of day move most numbers more than this would. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Not enough time yet
The studies ran longer than the person has waited. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
It was not taken as studied
Missed days change the result, and studies count them. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else changed at the same time
Two changes at once cannot be told apart afterwards. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The product may not be what it says
Contents of a sold product are not always what the label states. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
No recorded reason
RNAWiki has nothing stored that would explain it. Nothing in this record points to this reason.

None of these is a reason to take more. Taking more is not a step this page ever suggests.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What taking it involves

The recorded facts about getting hold of it and using it. Nothing here is a suggestion about what you should do.

How it is supplied

Given by a clinician

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Read from the recorded approval status.

No source is stored against this line.

Form and route

Intravenous

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form and route recorded on this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

Who oversees it

Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Suppression classes recorded: S1, S3, S4.

No source is stored against this line.

What is in the pack

Sold as solution, given by the intravenous route.

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

Recorded notes on how this is sold and what that means for what is in the pack.

No source is stored against this line.

Where it is registered

Regulatory records are listed in the technical disclosure at the foot of this page.

Counted from records

Where this came from

A count of rows RNAWiki holds. It describes our records, not your body.

Register entries are stored per jurisdiction and shown with their dates.

No source is stored against this line.

Why people stop

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

No record of why people stopped taking it is stored for this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

What it would be like to takeNothing found in the sources checked

What can go wrong

Sorted by where each line came from. A regulator's label and a report somebody sent in are not the same kind of fact.

Nothing found in the sources checked

No harm is recorded against this substance in the sources RNAWiki checked. Finding nothing is not the same as showing there is nothing.

The sources listed were searched and held nothing. That is not the same as nothing existing.

Over a long time. No completed tested study window is recorded, so long-term effects are not established by the registry record.

Groups the studies covered thinly. Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Does the exact form matter?

Evidence belongs to the exact thing that was tested. A different salt, a different mixture or a different preparation is a different question.

The form that was studied

Intravenous

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form used in the studies cited on this page.

No source is stored against this line.

What is sold

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

Nothing further is recorded about which forms are sold.

No source is stored against this line.

What is recorded as being sold

  • 4 products list this as an active ingredient in the United States drug directory. 4 of them contain it and nothing else.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 60715-1125 · read 2026-08-29

  • They are sold as injection and powder.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 60715-1125 · read 2026-08-29

  • 5 published labels name it as an active ingredient. 5 of them describe this substance alone, which is where its own label text on this page comes from.

    US prescribing information · 1c207bed-10e3-46f0-ad2c-69d5e5c97736 · read 2026-08-29

  • Those labels are classed as human prescription drug.

    US prescribing information · 1c207bed-10e3-46f0-ad2c-69d5e5c97736 · read 2026-08-29

  • Temsirolimus is intravenous at 3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS Temsirolimus injection is supplied as a kit consisting of the following: Temsirolimus injection (25 mg/mL)., recorded as fda label in effect 2020-03-30 in the United States.

    US prescribing information · 1c207bed-10e3-46f0-ad2c-69d5e5c97736 · read 2026-08-30

Evidence carries across two names for one substance. It does not carry across a salt, a mirror form or a mixture.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What you could measure

This one is decided with a clinician, so this section holds questions to ask rather than a plan to run.

Self-experiment planning is not offered for a prescription or clinician-supervised medicine. The questions below are for a clinician or pharmacist.

Questions worth asking

  • Which of the trials of Temsirolimus studied people like me?
  • What was measured, and for how long?
  • Was the result a laboratory value or a health outcome?
  • What would we watch for, and when would we stop?

Tracking can show whether something changed for you. It cannot show what caused it.

RNAWiki records evidence. It does not say whether this substance is right for you.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What nobody knows yet

Open questions, each with why it is open and what would close it.

How much did people take in the studies?

The sources RNAWiki checked hold nothing for this field.

Why it matters. A result belongs to an amount. Without the amount the result floats free.

What would answer it

A stored source that records it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing populations

Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing long-term data

No completed tested study window is recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

No reviewed conclusion

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing interaction studies

No interaction was found in the registers checked. Not finding one is not the same as showing there is none.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Formulation uncertainty

Several salts, forms or products of Temsirolimus are recorded. Results from one form may not transfer to another.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Mechanism not reviewed

No reviewed mechanism story exists for this substance.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Check any of this yourself

Every line above traced back to the study it came from. This is the technical layer, and the vocabulary changes here.

Where else this substance is registered

FDA substance identifier (UNII)
624KN6GM2T
CAS registry number
162635-04-3
PubChem compound
6918289
ChEMBL
CHEMBL1201182
WHO international nonproprietary name list entry
8212
RxNorm concept
657797
EMA substance identifier
100000089582
DrugBank
DB06287

Checks this page had to pass

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    Identity resolved

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  • Passed

    No unresolved merge across substance families

    no quarantine open

  • Passed

    Every public sentence names a source

    The opening statement carries the origin: Written into the record, not signed off.

  • Not passed

    Trial roles classified for highlighted evidence

    No registered study is classified as testing this substance.

  • Passed

    No internal keys in reader text

    enforced by the copy-contract test over the rendered page

  • Passed

    Safety mode resolved

    Suppression classes recorded: S1, S3, S4.

  • Passed

    Canonical metadata present

    slug and display name present

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How this medicine reached us

Kept near the foot of the page. A historical event moves up only when it changes something about this substance today.

What the approval register records

  • 3 approved applications cover products containing this substance. The earliest was NDA022088, approved 20070530 to PF PRISM CV.

    Drugs@FDA application register · NDA022088 · read 2026-08-29

  • Marketing status on the register: prescription.

    Drugs@FDA application register · NDA022088 · read 2026-08-29

  • The earliest marketing start date recorded for a listed product is 20110212.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 60715-1125 · read 2026-08-29

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What to learn next

Ordered by what would most change how you read this page, starting with what is easiest to misunderstand.

This order is fixed in code and does not count clicks or time on the page.

What is not here

9 questions this page could not answer

These sections were prepared and left out because there was nothing to put in them. They are listed rather than hidden, so the gaps in this record are visible.

  • What was measured, goal by goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How close this is to real life — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • The path through the body — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Felt, measured, or meaningful — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How long anything takes — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What it may clash with — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Other ways to the same goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Claims that go past the evidence — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What changed on this page — found nothing in the sources checked.

The record as stored

The full record, for auditing

Everything above is built from what is below. This layer keeps the technical vocabulary, record identifiers and every stored row, so a reader who wants to check the page can.

Recorded evidence blocks (10)

On the Temsirolimus label: indicated for what?


"TORISEL is indicated for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma. TORISEL ® is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma.": indications and usage on Temsirolimus's label. DailyMed label · 95b7dc92-2180-42f1-8699-3c28f609e674 · 2025-12-26

193 registered trials of Temsirolimus — at which phases?


Registered studies posting no result
124 of 193

193 registered studies of Temsirolimus: 102 phase2, 93 phase1, 8 phase3, 5 na, 5 na or unstated, 3 early phase1, 2 phase4. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

197 with a PubMed record

Show the evidence
  • phase2
    102
  • phase1
    93
  • phase3
    8
  • na
    5
  • na or unstated
    5
  • early phase1
    3
7 more recorded rows
  • phase4
    2
  • completed
    138
  • terminated
    29
  • active not recruiting
    7
  • unknown
    7
  • withdrawn
    7
  • recruiting
    5

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

27 of Temsirolimus's trials stopped: safety, futility/efficacy, accrual/recruitment, funding/business, sponsor decision unspecified, other?


safety (2), futility/efficacy (1), accrual/recruitment (8), funding/business (3), sponsor decision unspecified (1) and other (12): Temsirolimus's stop wording, clustered. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

"Administratively complete."; 27 of 193 registered studies

Show the evidence

Trial

  • NCT00086840
    terminated; "Administratively complete."
  • NCT00788580
    withdrawn; "Study was discontinued."
  • NCT00808899
    terminated; "Voluntarily closed and terminated by the PI due to lack of feasibility"
  • NCT00838955
    terminated; "There was lack of enrollment since January 2013"
  • NCT00877773
    terminated; "Slow Accrual"
  • NCT00921310
    terminated; "Withdrawal of funding from sponsor"
14 further recorded trials
  • NCT00926107
    terminated; "The study ended prematurely due to the low accrual rate (24% of the expected accrual rate) in the first two years of patients enrolment"
  • NCT00949026
    withdrawn; "No accrual"
  • NCT01009203
    terminated; "High patient withdrawal rate"
  • NCT01020305
    terminated; "Decision by funding sponsor due to poor accrual"
  • NCT01061606
    terminated; "Poor accrual"
  • NCT01079767
    terminated; "The study treminated early according to DSMB recommendantions"
  • NCT01111448
    terminated; "Unfavourable Risk-Benefit-Ratio"
  • NCT01170052
    withdrawn; "insufficient enrollment"
  • NCT01174199
    terminated; "no value in finding efficacy"
  • NCT01204450
    terminated; "Funding has become unavailable"
  • NCT01264341
    terminated; "Based on the developments in the treatment of recurrent metastatic renal cancer, the study treatment is no longer considered to be the best treatment option"
  • NCT01326468
    withdrawn; "funding"
  • NCT01378377
    terminated; "The trial was stopped due to the toxicities observed with the combination of pimasertib and temsirolimus."
  • NCT01529593
    terminated; "75%\<Participants"

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Temsirolimus's half-life is 17.3 hours — which schedules were studied?


17.3 hours, the half-life Temsirolimus's label states: "Temsirolimus exhibits a bi-exponential decline in whole blood concentrations and the mean half-lives of temsirolimus and sirolimus were 17.3 hours and 54.6 hours, respectively." DailyMed label · 95b7dc92-2180-42f1-8699-3c28f609e674 · 2025-12-26

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  • half life pharmacokinetics
    17.3 hours; Temsirolimus exhibits a bi-exponential decline in whole blood concentrations and the mean half-lives of temsirolimus and sirolimus were 17.3 hours and 54.6 hours, respectively.
  • metabolism pharmacokinetics
    Metabolism Cytochrome P450 3A4 is the major isozyme responsible for the formation of five temsirolimus metabolites.

recorded 2025-12-26 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which running trial of Temsirolimus could settle lifespan?


NCT02567435 measures Event-free Survival (EFS), reading out 2026-10-27.

2 open trials; n 325; "Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Temsirolimus in Treating Patients With Intermediate Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma"

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Trial

  • NCT02567435
    "Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Temsirolimus in Treating Patients With Intermediate Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma"; n 325; "Event-free Survival (EFS)"; 2026-10-27
  • NCT02446431
    "Metronomic Therapy for Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors at High Risk of Recurrence"; n 20; "5 year Event Free Survival"; 2029-07

Which 58 trials of Temsirolimus posted no result?


Posted no result
58 of 58 completed trials
Registrations
NCT00003712, NCT00045370, NCT00012142, NCT00022464, NCT00228397 and NCT00195299, and 52 more
Completion dates
oldest 2002-06; newest 2023-02-22
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Trial

  • NCT00003712
    2002-06
  • NCT00045370
    2003-11
  • NCT00012142
    2004-03
  • NCT00022464
    2005-09
  • NCT00228397
    2005-11
  • NCT00195299
    2007-02
14 further recorded trials
  • NCT00255658
    2007-04
  • NCT00235794
    2007-09
  • NCT00022724
    2007-12-15
  • NCT00033267
    2008-02
  • NCT00800917
    2010-02
  • NCT00659568
    2010-08
  • NCT00593060
    2010-11
  • NCT00784914
    2010-11
  • NCT00523432
    2010-12
  • NCT00563147
    2011-02
  • NCT00827684
    2011-06
  • NCT00703625
    2011-06-01
  • NCT00703170
    2011-07
  • NCT00796796
    2011-07

At the median, Temsirolimus's trials enrolled 38 people — anything larger?


Median enrolment
38
Largest enrolment
4200
Registered trials counted
189

What do 921 spontaneous reports say about Temsirolimus — and not say?


These are reports people sent to a regulator. They do not show the medicine caused the reaction. Nobody counted how many people took the medicine and reported nothing. The same event can be reported more than once, and many reports are incomplete. News coverage, lawsuits and new warnings change how often people report. A count is not a rate and not a risk.

Temsirolimus appears in spontaneous reports to regulators. Across the 10 most-reported reaction terms, 921 reaction mentions were counted: disease progression 176; dehydration 106; anaemia 99; thrombocytopenia 95. FAERS via Open Targets · CHEMBL1201182 · 2026-06-24

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  • disease progression
    176
  • dehydration
    106
  • anaemia
    99
  • thrombocytopenia
    95
  • febrile neutropenia
    87
  • pleural effusion
    75
4 more recorded rows
  • stomatitis
    73
  • blood creatinine increased
    72
  • hyperglycaemia
    70
  • mucosal inflammation
    68

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which 10 reactions does Temsirolimus's label not list?


anaemia, blood creatinine increased and dehydration and 7 more reported for Temsirolimus, absent from its label. FAERS via Open Targets · CHEMBL1201182 · 2026-06-24

2 label terms; 10 reported and unlisted; 95b7dc92-2180-42f1-8699-3c28f609e674

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  • anaemia
    count not stated
  • blood creatinine increased
    count not stated
  • dehydration
    count not stated
  • disease progression
    count not stated
  • febrile neutropenia
    count not stated
  • hyperglycaemia
    count not stated
4 more recorded rows
  • mucosal inflammation
    count not stated
  • pleural effusion
    count not stated
  • stomatitis
    count not stated
  • thrombocytopenia
    count not stated

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Temsirolimus and CYP2D6, CYP3A and CYP3A4: shared by which compounds?


CYP2D6, CYP3A and CYP3A4 appear in Temsirolimus's recorded interaction sentences, 8 in all. DailyMed label · 95b7dc92-2180-42f1-8699-3c28f609e674 · 2025-12-26

CYP2D6, CYP2D6, CYP3A, CYP3A, CYP3A, CYP3A4; 8 shared nodes; drug_interactions, pharmacokinetics

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Interaction statement

  • drug_interactions
    Strong inducers of CYP3A4/5 and inhibitors of CYP3A4 may affect concentrations of the primary metabolite of TORISEL.
  • drug_interactions
    ( 7.1 , 7.2 , 7.3 ) 7.1 Agents Inducing CYP3A Metabolism Co-administration of TORISEL with rifampin, a potent CYP3A4/5 inducer, had no significant effect on temsirolimus C max (maximum concentration) and AUC (area under the concentration versus the time curve) after intravenous administration, but decreased sirolimus C max by 65% and AUC by 56% compared to TORISEL treatment alone.
  • drug_interactions
    7.2 Agents Inhibiting CYP3A Metabolism Co-administration of TORISEL with ketoconazole, a potent CYP3A4 inhibitor, had no significant effect on temsirolimus C max or AUC; however, sirolimus AUC increased 3.1-fold, and C max increased 2.2-fold compared to TORISEL alone.
  • drug_interactions
    Drug Interactions Effect of Temsirolimus on CYP2D6 or CYP3A The concentration of desipramine, a CYP2D6 substrate, was unaffected when 25 mg of temsirolimus was co-administered.
  • drug_interactions
    No clinically significant effect is anticipated when 25 mg of temsirolimus is co-administered with agents that are metabolized by CYP2D6 or CYP3A.
  • pharmacokinetics
    Metabolism Cytochrome P450 3A4 is the major isozyme responsible for the formation of five temsirolimus metabolites.
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  • Interaction statement pharmacokinetics
    In human liver microsomes temsirolimus was an inhibitor of CYP2D6 and 3A4.
  • Interaction statement pharmacokinetics
    However, there was no effect observed in vivo when temsirolimus was administered with desipramine (a CYP2D6 substrate), and no effect is anticipated with substrates of CYP3A4 metabolism.

CYP2D6

  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, Darunavir Propylene Glycolate, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Rasagiline, Sofpironium, Fluoxetine
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, Darunavir Propylene Glycolate, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Rasagiline, Sofpironium, Fluoxetine

CYP3A

  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, Darunavir Propylene Glycolate, Vincristine, Naldemedine, Pemetrexed, Eravacycline, Rasburicase, Repotrectinib
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, Darunavir Propylene Glycolate, Vincristine, Naldemedine, Pemetrexed, Eravacycline, Rasburicase, Repotrectinib
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, Darunavir Propylene Glycolate, Vincristine, Naldemedine, Pemetrexed, Eravacycline, Rasburicase, Repotrectinib

CYP3A4

  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Beclometasone, Rasagiline, Sofpironium
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Beclometasone, Rasagiline, Sofpironium
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Beclometasone, Rasagiline, Sofpironium

recorded 2025-12-26 · last checked 2026-09-04

Where it is registered
Identifiers, relations and other names

The exact record

ChEMBL id
CHEMBL1201182
PubChem CID
6918289
CAS number
162635-04-3
RxCUI
657797
InChIKey
CBPNZQVSJQDFBE-FUXHJELOSA-N
Development code
CCI-779
Trade name
Torisel
Also called
nsc 683864, RAPAMYCIN 42-(2,2-BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)PROPIONATE), RAPAMYCIN, 42-(3-HYDROXY-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-2-METHYLPROPANOATE), TEMSIROLIMUS [EMA EPAR], TEMSIROLIMUS [JAN], TEMSIROLIMUS [MART.], TEMSIROLIMUS [MI], TEMSIROLIMUS [ORANGE BOOK], TEMSIROLIMUS [USAN], TEMSIROLIMUS [VANDF]
Sources (5)

Sources

ChEMBL 37 — CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported · ChEMBL ATC CC BY-SA · ClinicalTrials.gov — US Government work · Open Targets 26.06 — CC0 · mixed register set; per-register licences in docs/specs/corpus-20k-sources.md · openFDA / DailyMed — US Government work

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  • public claims reviewed: 0 reviewed claim(s); drafts are never rendered
  • source coverage passed: 5 source rows
  • no critical contamination: no quarantine open
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