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Decision date: 15 July 2026. Currency fields are presented in US$ millions as returned by the deal dataset. This is a screening memorandum, not legal, medical, patent or investment advice.
Approved
Highest phase
39
Registered trials
9
Result records
7
Matched deals
Advance diligence: development maturity and available evidence support continued investment, subject to indication-specific safety, IP, and commercial gates.
The central underwriting question is whether Zanamivir can convert its Small molecule drug profile and Influenza A neuraminidase biology into clinically meaningful differentiation while preserving an investable safety, IP and commercial position.
| Asset | Zanamivir (query alias: zanamivir) |
|---|---|
| Modality / target | Small molecule drug; Influenza A neuraminidase; neuraminidase inhibitors |
| Highest global status | Approved |
| Originator | GSK Plc |
| Active developers | GlaxoSmithKline AB, GlaxoSmithKline Trading Services Ltd., GSK Plc |
The MCP disease footprint includes Influenza A virus infection, Influenza B virus infection, Influenza, Human. The highest-phase flag is a useful orientation point, but the licensing case depends on indication-level evidence and rights, not the global label alone.
| Registry | Phase | Status | Enrollment | Lead primary endpoint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT05648448 | Phase 2 | Recruiting | 3000 | Rate of viral clearance for currently available drugs and those with potential activity |
| NCT04597437 | Phase 2 | Recruiting | 74 | Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events of intravenous zanamivir treatment versus placebo in dengue |
| NCT04867707 | Phase 2 | Completed | 14 | Change in Glycocalyx Integrity-Perfused Boundary Region |
The trial set should be diligenced for randomization, comparator relevance, endpoint hierarchy, analysis population, multiplicity, geographic mix and readout timing. For early-stage studies, safety and dose selection can be as decision-critical as response rate.

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Phase 2; n=14; evaluation: not stated. Reported fields: Change in Glycocalyx Integrity-Perfused Boundary Region(Mean) = -0.0057 micrometers (mcm) (Standard Error, 0.11); -; -
Phase 3; n=21; evaluation: not stated. Reported fields: Any AE = 13 Participants ; -; -
Phase 3; n=626; evaluation: not stated. Reported fields: Time to Clinical Response (TTCR) in Participants With Confirmed Influenza(Median): Median Difference (Final Values) = -0.73(95% CI, -1.79 to 0.75), P-Value = 0.25; Median Difference (Final Values) = -0.48(95% CI, -2.11 to 0.97), P-Value = 0.39; Time to Clinical Response (TTCR) in Participants With Confirmed Influenza(Median) = 5.14 Days (Full Range, 0.23 - 99.90); Time to Clinical Response (TTCR) in Participants With Confirmed Influenza(Median) = 5.63 Days (Full Range, 0.03 - 99.90)
These fields are structured evidence signals, not a substitute for statistical review. The next diligence pass should reconcile denominators, confidence intervals, follow-up, censoring, dose cohorts and treatment-emergent toxicity against the original abstract, registry and protocol.
Zanamivir addresses Influenza A virus infection, Influenza B virus infection, Influenza, Human. Commercial attractiveness rests on addressable biomarker-positive patients, treatment-line placement, duration, administration burden, pricing and displacement of entrenched standards. The modality—Small molecule drug—must demonstrate a benefit large enough to offset class-specific safety and operational costs.
The strongest market-validation signal in this screen is partner behavior: 7 matched transaction record(s) indicate that sophisticated counterparties have assigned strategic value to the asset or its rights. That does not establish net present value; probability of success, remaining R&D spend, royalties, cost sharing and territorial scope still need modeling.
Transaction-scope note: No direct asset-specific transaction was returned. The table below shows target-level comparable: Influenza A neuraminidase records as comparable precedents only.
| Date | Transaction | Phase at deal | Disclosed economics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | Merck pays $9.2B for Cidara, picking up flu antiviral spurned by J&J | Phase 3 | US$9,200.0M stated total |
| 2024-04-24 | Cidara therapeutics reacquires global development and commercial rights to CD388 and announces private placement financing of $240 million | Preclinical | US$27.0M upfront; US$753.0M milestones; US$780.0M stated total |
| 2020-05-19 | 黑龙江珍宝岛药业股份有限公司与广州市恒诺康医药科技有限公司签署技术转让及新药研发合同 | Phase 1 | US$7.9M upfront; US$15.8M milestones |
Headline values are not directly comparable. Diligence should normalize upfront cash, equity, development and sales milestones, tiered royalties, opt-in mechanics, cost sharing, change-of-control clauses and geography.
The milestone feed surfaced a patent-application signal described as “Use of zanamivir in preparation of drug for treating or preventing preeclampsia”.
The claim chart should separately test composition or sequence coverage, formulation and dosing, indication and biomarker claims, combinations, manufacturing know-how, prosecution history, term extensions and third-party blocking rights. Confirm that licensed patents, data and know-how track every granted territory and field.
Cross-functional diligence should also test CMC comparability, supply chain, pharmacovigilance, regulatory correspondence, data integrity, investigator concentration, partner obligations and change-of-control restrictions.
Advance diligence: development maturity and available evidence support continued investment, subject to indication-specific safety, IP, and commercial gates.
Required pre-signing gates: reproduce key efficacy analyses; complete an indication-specific safety review; run a full patent-family and freedom-to-operate search; model risk-adjusted economics by territory; and reconcile all rights, sublicenses and encumbrances.
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Data provenance: PatSnap Drug & Asset MCP, Clinical Trials MCP, and Company & Deal Intelligence MCP; accessed 15 July 2026. Counts and status fields may change as source records update.