MMP7 matrix metallopeptidase 7
ENSG00000137673 · protein coding · Open Targets profile
Degrades casein, gelatins of types I, III, IV, and V, and fibronectin. Activates procollagenase. .
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 Withdrawn means the drug was pulled from the market or from development.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
- Approved Drug, Structure with Ligand, High-Quality Ligand, Druggable Family
- Antibody
- UniProt loc high conf, GO CC high conf, UniProt SigP or TMHMM
- PROTAC
- Small Molecule Binder
gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 0.8266500234603882 (upper bound 1.1469999551773071). 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 165 registry trials, updated in the last three years, of the most advanced drugs against MMP7 (doxycycline, doxycycline hyclate, marimastat), ranked by Phase 2+ trials. Live from ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Zoe McQuiltenMonash University · 4 of 4 trials Phase 2+
- Colleen KelleyEmory University · 3 of 3 trials Phase 2+
- Jennifer JohnsonThomas Jefferson University · 2 of 2 trials Phase 2+
- Srinivas R SidgiddiJourney Medical Corporation · 2 of 2 trials Phase 2+
- Troy GrennanBC Centre for Disease Control · 2 of 2 trials Phase 2+
- Susan BuchbinderSan Francisco Department of Public Health · 1 of 3 trials Phase 2+
- Heidi H KongNational Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) · 1 of 2 trials Phase 2+
- Aliza HamadaniLahore Medical and Dental College · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Allison GordonMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Aly RagaieAssiut University · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Amy J McMichaelWake Forest Baptist Health Department of Dermatology · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Andras BratincsakHawaii Pacific Health · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- André CABIEUniversity Hospital of Martinique · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Andrés FerreriOspedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Anne LuetkemeyerUniversity of California, San Francisco · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
Registry trials of doxycycline, doxycycline hyclate, marimastat 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; 136 of 150 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. 15 trials list no sites and are left out. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, fetched live.
47 trials of drugs against MMP7 were stopped early; 2 give no reason
Terminated, withdrawn and suspended interventional trials of doxycycline, doxycycline hyclate, marimastat, 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 25 most recent of 47.
- withdrawn · 2026-10-27 · The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University · Doxycycline + Rifampicin, Doxycycline + Levofloxacin, Doxycycline + Moxifloxacin, Doxycycline + Rifampicin + Ceftriaxone (intravenous therapy for 4 weeks), Triple oral regimen (Doxycycline + Rifampicin + Levofloxacin), Triple oral regimen (Doxycycline + Rifampicin + Moxifloxacin)“This original trial NCT07779629 was withdrawn before any participant enrollment. The protocol was split into two independent new trials: NCT07887126 and NCT07887152. These two new trials have separate IRB approvals and will be conducted and analyzed”
- terminated · 2026-06-30 · PolyPid Ltd. · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“company prioritization reasons”
- terminated · 2026-04-22 · Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University · Doxycycline“study closed early due to slow accrual”
- withdrawn · 2026-02-27 · Campbell Clinic · Doxycycline Injection“unable to obtain IND approval from FDA”
- terminated · 2026-02-25 · National Taiwan University Hospital · Doxycycline“An error of the sample size calculation occurred. A previous calculation based on a previous trial by Cao et al estimated to assign 150 participants to each group. A corrected calculation showed that 43 participants for each group is sufficient.”
- terminated · 2026-01-29 · Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University · Doxycycline, Metformin +Doxycycline“Insufficient staff to conduct the trial”
- withdrawn · 2026-01-14 · Tourcoing Hospital · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“logistical and financial problems”
- terminated · 2025-08-28 · Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“Recruitment was halted prematurely as a result of the termination of the grant by the NIH.”
- terminated · 2025-08-26 · West Virginia University · Amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, cefadroxil, cefpodoxime, cefalexin, ciprofloxacin, delafloxacin, doxycycline, levofloxacin, linezolid“DSMB recommendation based on safety benefit in Experimental (oral) arm”
- terminated · 2024-10-26 · University of Washington · Doxycycline“At Sponsor Request”
- terminated · 2024-07-11 · Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia · Doxycycline“difficulty in recruitment”
- withdrawn · 2024-07-03 · University of California, Davis · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“PI did not pursue this study; this study was not IRB-approved and never started.”
- terminated · 2023-07-07 · University of Arkansas · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“This study terminated due to slow enrollment”
- withdrawn · 2022-07-18 · Health Clinics Limited · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“Prospective recruitment not possible”
- terminated · 2022-06-01 · Wolfson Medical Center · amoxicillin, metronidazole and doxycycline“There is no feasibility to conduct the study”
- terminated · 2022-05-31 · Radboud University Medical Center · Doxycycline“Results interim-analysis”
- withdrawn · 2022-04-20 · Nantes University Hospital · Doxycycline“withdrawal due to the evolution of the epidemic, the arrival of vaccination and because the associated centres could no longer commit to the number of inclusions requested”
- terminated · 2021-08-02 · Cadrock Pty. Ltd. · Doxycycline Capsule“COVID-19”
- terminated · 2021-04-27 · Rochester General Hospital · Doxycycline monohydrate“Low enrollment”
- withdrawn · 2021-04-19 · Temple University · Doxycycline“No Participants Enrolled”
- terminated · 2021-04-08 · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Antimicrobial therapy: Co-trimoxazole or Doxycycline“Terminated for futility after review of first planned interim analysis.”
- terminated · 2021-04-06 · Julio Ramirez · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“Not enough patient enrollment and lack of staffing”
- terminated · 2020-09-02 · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Doxycycline“Accrual slow due to alternate trials and treatment options.”
- withdrawn · 2020-08-27 · Abderrahmane Mami Hospital · Doxycycline“- Interest in the use of HCQ is controversial.”
- terminated · 2020-03-25 · Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest · Doxycycline“The study stopped due to a lack of recruitment”
Paediatric incentives and obligations for MMP7's drugs
For doxycycline, doxycycline hyclate, marimastat: 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: no · MMP7 is not on the listRule: 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 doxycycline, doxycycline hyclate, marimastatRule: 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: yes · EU/3/12/955 positive 2 Apr 2012: Treatment of familial amyloid polyneuropathy; EU/3/12/961 positive 5 Mar 2012: Treatment of systemic amyloidosis caused by beta-2 microglobulinRule: 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 doxycycline, doxycycline hyclate, marimastatRule: 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 doxycycline, doxycycline hyclate, marimastatRule: FDA's Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals table names the drug. Source: FDA Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals (content current as of 2026-03-03), 2026-11-12
- Registered studies open to children: yes · 102 interventional studies of doxycycline, doxycycline hyclate, marimastat include patients under 18; 22 are recruiting, not yet recruiting or activeRule: The registry's age group includes Child (birth to 17 years), which also counts studies that set no minimum age. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov search, 2026-11-12
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOXYCYCLINE | Small molecule | phase 4 | acne, rosacea, periodontitis, pneumonia, infection, tularemia, gonorrhea, typhus, +119 more | Open Targets · ChEMBL |
| DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE | Small molecule | phase 4 | acne, rosacea, Osteopenia, periodontitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, Graves ophthalmopathy | Open Targets · ChEMBL |
| MARIMASTAT | Small molecule | phase 3 | lung cancer, malignant pancreatic neoplasm, pancreatic neoplasm, non-small cell lung carcinoma, breast cancer, small cell lung carcinoma, vascular anomaly | Open Targets · ChEMBL |