Medicine guide

Welireg

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  • Prescription status not stated
  • Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
Active substance
Belzutifan
Made by
Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

  • 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.

From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency

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Details

Made byMerck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
Active substanceBelzutifan
Used inCancer treatments and immune-system medicines
ClassificationL01XX74 · Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
Additional monitoring ▼Yes — under additional monitoring (black triangle). Report suspected side effects.
Authorised on2025-02-12
Last updated by the regulator2026-01-13
EMA product numberEMEA/H/C/005636

Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA). Product information as published by EMA. Reuse terms: EMA legal notice (reproduction authorised).