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MMP7 matrix metallopeptidase 7

ENSG00000137673 · protein coding · Open Targets profile

Degrades casein, gelatins of types I, III, IV, and V, and fibronectin. Activates procollagenase. .

2 of the 3 drugs recorded against MMP7 are approved, and 1 more reached Phase 3

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.

2 small molecule drugs at Approved: DOXYCYCLINE, DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE1 small molecule drug at Phase 3: MARIMASTATSmall molecule 3Approved 2Phase 3 1

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 Withdrawn means the drug was pulled from the market or from development.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.

In 2 of 15 cancers, the evidence for MMP7 comes mainly from inherited variants

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.

Inherited (germline) variantsMutations in tumours (somatic)
00.250.50.751prostate carcinomaprostate carcinomaprostate carcinoma: germline 0.81prostate cancerprostate cancerprostate cancer: germline 0.73breast cancerbreast cancerpancreatic neoplasmpancreatic neoplasmnon-small cell lung carcinomanon-small cell lung carcinomalung cancerlung cancermalignant pancreatic neoplasmmalignant pancreatic neoplasmmycosis fungoidesmycosis fungoidessmall cell lung carcinomasmall cell lung carcinomacervical cancercervical cancercolorectal carcinomacolorectal carcinomagastric cancergastric cancerpancreatic ductal adenocarcinomapancreatic ductal adenocarcinomacolorectal cancercolorectal cancerovarian carcinomaovarian carcinoma

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.

59 of 150 trials of drugs against MMP7 have sites only in United States

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.

Sites only in this groupSites here and elsewhere
United StatesUnited States: 59 trials with sites only hereUnited States: 7 trials with sites here and elsewhere66ChinaChina: 13 trials with sites only hereChina: 1 trials with sites here and elsewhere14EuropeEurope: 20 trials with sites only hereEurope: 7 trials with sites here and elsewhere27OtherOther: 48 trials with sites only hereOther: 9 trials with sites here and elsewhere57

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.

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.

DrugTypeHighest stageIndicationsSource records
DOXYCYCLINESmall moleculephase 4acne, rosacea, periodontitis, pneumonia, infection, tularemia, gonorrhea, typhus, +119 moreOpen Targets · ChEMBL
DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATESmall moleculephase 4acne, rosacea, Osteopenia, periodontitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, Graves ophthalmopathyOpen Targets · ChEMBL
MARIMASTATSmall moleculephase 3lung cancer, malignant pancreatic neoplasm, pancreatic neoplasm, non-small cell lung carcinoma, breast cancer, small cell lung carcinoma, vascular anomalyOpen Targets · ChEMBL