BIRC5 baculoviral IAP repeat containing 5
ENSG00000089685 · protein coding · Open Targets profile
Multitasking protein that has dual roles in promoting cell proliferation and preventing apoptosis (PubMed:20627126, PubMed:21364656, PubMed:25778398, PubMed:28218735, PubMed:9859993). Component of a chromosome passage protein complex (CPC) which is essential for chromosome alignment and segregation during mitosis and cytokinesis (PubMed:16322459). Acts as an important regulator of the localization of this complex; directs CPC movement to different locations from the inner centromere during prometaphase to midbody during cytokinesis and participates in the organization of the center spindle by associating with polymerized microtubules (PubMed:20826784). Involved in the recruitment of CPC to centromeres during early mitosis via association with histone H3 phosphorylated at 'Thr-3' (H3pT3) during mitosis (PubMed:20929775). The complex with RAN plays a role in mitotic spindle formation by serving as a physical scaffold to help deliver the RAN effector molecule TPX2 to microtubules (PubMed:18591255). May counteract a default induction of apoptosis in G2/M phase (PubMed:9859993). The acetylated form represses STAT3 transactivation of target gene promoters (PubMed:20826784). May play a role in neoplasia (PubMed:10626797). Inhibitor of CASP3 and CASP7 (PubMed:21536684). Essential for the maintenance of mitochondrial integrity and function (PubMed:25778398). Isoform 2 and isoform 3 do not appear to play vital roles in mitosis (PubMed:12773388, PubMed:16291752). Isoform 3 shows a marked reduction in its anti- apoptotic effects when compared with the displayed wild-type isoform (PubMed:10626797). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10626797, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12773388, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16291752, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16322459, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18591255, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20627126, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20826784, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20929775, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21364656, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21536684, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25778398, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28218735, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9859993}.
Each band is a group of drugs. It runs from the kind of drug on the left to the furthest stage that drug has reached in any disease on the right. Thicker bands mean more drugs.
Approved bands are highlighted. Withdrawn means the drug was pulled from the market or from development. A combined phase counts as the later one (Phase 1/2 is shown as Phase 2). Hover a band for the drug names. Source: Open Targets Platform, fetched live.
Each row is a cancer, strongest overall evidence first. The two dots show how strong the inherited (germline) and tumour-mutation (somatic) evidence is; the line between them is the gap.
Scores run from 0 (no evidence) to 1 (strongest). A missing dot at 0 means Open Targets holds no evidence of that kind. Source: Open Targets Platform, fetched live.
Tractability
- Small molecule
- High-Quality Ligand, Med-Quality Pocket, Druggable Family
- PROTAC
- UniProt Ubiquitination, Database Ubiquitination, Small Molecule Binder
- Other modalities
- Advanced Clinical
gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 0.50586998462677 (upper bound 0.9127600193023682). Low values mean loss of function is poorly tolerated, a safety flag for inhibition.
Who runs trials of these drugs
Principal investigators and study chairs on 5 registry trials, updated in the last three years, of the most advanced drugs against BIRC5 (SVN53-67/M57-KLH PEPTIDE VACCINE, gataparsen), ranked by Phase 2+ trials. Live from ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Jasmeet KaurRoswell Park Cancer Institute · 1 of 2 trials Phase 2+
- Robert FenstermakerRoswell Park Cancer Institute · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Saikrishna S YendamuriNorthwestern University · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Jens HillengassRoswell Park Cancer Institute · 0 of 1 trials Phase 2+
Registry trials of SVN53-67/M57-KLH PEPTIDE VACCINE, gataparsen updated in the last three years, counted by the country group of their listed sites. A trial with sites in several groups counts in each; 5 of 5 have all sites in one country.
Site counts are not patients per country, and trials registered only outside ClinicalTrials.gov are not covered. Where sites are is a fact about the record, not a judgement of its quality. Europe is the EU and EEA, the UK and Switzerland. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, fetched live.
1 trials of drugs against BIRC5 were stopped early
Terminated, withdrawn and suspended interventional trials of SVN53-67/M57-KLH PEPTIDE VACCINE, gataparsen, newest update first, live from ClinicalTrials.gov. Each reason is quoted exactly as the registry gives it; we do not sort reasons into safety, efficacy or business. Dates are the last registry update. Showing the 1 most recent of 1.
- withdrawn · 2008-08-29 · Eli Lilly and Company · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“Trial cancelled”
Paediatric incentives and obligations for BIRC5's drugs
For SVN53-67/M57-KLH PEPTIDE VACCINE, gataparsen: what EMA and FDA publish about paediatric plans, orphan status and pediatric approvals, and how many registered studies take children. Each line is a yes, no or not published fact from the record linked under it; none of it is a forecast.
- FDA pediatric target list: yes · BIRC5 is on the list. Membership alone neither requires nor waives a pediatric study.Rule: Target is on FDA's Pediatric Molecular Target List (relevant targets). Source: FDA Pediatric Molecular Target List (Listed as February 2026 on the FDA Pediatric Oncology page; the file served is 9.7.22_the_relevant_molecular_target_list.xlsx, whose Summary of Changes sheet is headed 'SEPTEMBER 2022 UPDATE' (footnote date 2022-09-01)), 2026-11-11
- EU paediatric investigation plan: no · No EMA paediatric investigation plan decision names svn53-67/m57-klh peptide vaccine, gataparsenRule: An EMA PIP decision (agreement, modification or waiver) lists the drug as its active substance, exact name. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
- EU orphan designation: no · No EU orphan designation names svn53-67/m57-klh peptide vaccine, gataparsenRule: An EU orphan designation lists the drug as its active substance (exact name) or belongs to a medicine that does; withdrawn and expired designations are listed with their status. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
- Authorised in the EU: no · EMA lists no centrally authorised medicine of svn53-67/m57-klh peptide vaccine, gataparsenRule: An EMA medicine record lists the drug as its active substance or INN, exact name; national-only authorisations are not in this file. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
- FDA orphan designation: not published · FDA's orphan designation database turns away automated requests, so this app does not read it; search it by hand at the linkRule: Would be: an FDA orphan designation names the drug. Source: FDA orphan designations search
- FDA pediatric oncology approval: no · FDA's table lists no pediatric approval of svn53-67/m57-klh peptide vaccine, gataparsenRule: FDA's Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals table names the drug. Source: FDA Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals (content current as of 2026-03-03), 2026-11-11
- Registered studies open to children: no · No interventional study of svn53-67/m57-klh peptide vaccine, gataparsen includes patients under 18Rule: The registry's age group includes Child (birth to 17 years), which also counts studies that set no minimum age. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov search, 2026-11-11
Rare pediatric disease voucher. FDA, content current as of 29 Apr 2026: “As of February 3, 2026, enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the rare pediatric disease PRV program will sunset after September 30, 2029. FDA may not award any PRVs under this program after September 30, 2029.” Voucher sale prices are not shown here; they appear only as company-reported news. FDA: Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Priority Review Voucher Programs
All 2 drugs and clinical candidates as a table
Each drug, stage and indication links to its Open Targets record, where the trials and approvals behind it are listed. Salt forms (for example a mesylate) are listed as Open Targets records them, as separate entries.
| Drug | Type | Highest stage | Indications | Source records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVN53-67/M57-KLH PEPTIDE VACCINE | Vaccine component | phase 2 | brain glioblastoma, glioblastoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma, neuroendocrine neoplasm, plasma cell myeloma, malignant glioma, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, ependymoma, +1 more | Open Targets · ChEMBL |
| GATAPARSEN | Oligonucleotide | phase 2 | acute myeloid leukemia, prostate cancer, non-small cell lung carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma | Open Targets · ChEMBL |