Radotinib is being developed by Ilyang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd of South Korea[2] and is co-marketed by Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, in South Korea.[3] Radotinib completed a multi-national Phase II clinical trial study in 2012[4] and in August 2011, Ilyang initiated a Phase III, multinational, multi-center, open-label, randomized study for first-line indication.[5] Its mechanism of action involves inhibition of the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase and of platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR).[6]
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^Clinical trial number NCT01511289 for "A Phase 3 Multinational, Multi-center, Open-Label, Randomized Study of the Efficacy of Radotinib Versus Imatinib in Newly Diagnosed Ph+ CML Patients in Early Chronic Phase" at ClinicalTrials.gov