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PTGER1 prostaglandin E receptor 1

ENSG00000160951 · protein coding · Open Targets profile

Receptor for prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). The activity of this receptor is mediated by G(q) proteins which activate a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system. May play a role as an important modulator of renal function. Implicated the smooth muscle contractile response to PGE2 in various tissues.

2 of the 3 drugs recorded against PTGER1 are approved

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: DINOPROSTONE, ALPROSTADIL1 small molecule drug at Phase 2: ONO-8539Small molecule 3Approved 2Phase 2 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 Withdrawn means the drug was pulled from the market or from development.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.

PTGER1: inherited and tumour-mutation evidence across 15 cancers

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)
00.250.50.751uterine corpus leiomyomauterine corpus leiomyomafamilial multiple lipomatosisfamilial multiple lipomatosisbreast cancerbreast cancerbreast carcinomabreast carcinomachondrosarcomachondrosarcomacolorectal carcinomacolorectal carcinomaglioblastomaglioblastomahepatocellular carcinomahepatocellular carcinomamelanomamelanomacolonic neoplasmcolonic neoplasmneuroblastomaneuroblastomanon-small cell lung carcinomanon-small cell lung carcinomathyroid gland papillary carcinomathyroid gland papillary carcinomamalignant colon neoplasmmalignant colon neoplasmnonpapillary renal cell carcinomanonpapillary renal cell 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, High-Quality Ligand, Druggable Family
Antibody
GO CC high conf, UniProt loc med conf, UniProt SigP or TMHMM
PROTAC
Small Molecule Binder

gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 0.8095800280570984 (upper bound 1.2466000318527222). 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 86 registry trials, updated in the last three years, of the most advanced drugs against PTGER1 (dinoprostone, alprostadil, ONO-8539), ranked by Phase 2+ trials. Live from ClinicalTrials.gov.

43 of 84 trials of drugs against PTGER1 have sites only in countries outside the US, China, Europe and Japan

Registry trials of dinoprostone, alprostadil, ONO-8539 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; 84 of 84 have all sites in one country.

Sites only in this groupSites here and elsewhere
United StatesUnited States: 18 trials with sites only hereUnited States: 0 trials with sites here and elsewhere18ChinaChina: 4 trials with sites only hereChina: 0 trials with sites here and elsewhere4EuropeEurope: 19 trials with sites only hereEurope: 0 trials with sites here and elsewhere19OtherOther: 43 trials with sites only hereOther: 0 trials with sites here and elsewhere43

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. 2 trials list no sites and are left out. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, fetched live.

34 trials of drugs against PTGER1 were stopped early; 3 give no reason

Terminated, withdrawn and suspended interventional trials of dinoprostone, alprostadil, ONO-8539, 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 34.

  • terminated · 2026-10-15 · University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “futility”
  • terminated · 2026-09-15 · Mayo Clinic · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Funds expired”
  • withdrawn · 2025-09-04 · Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “No participants enrolled”
  • terminated · 2025-01-17 · Hospital Kemaman · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Poor recruitment”
  • terminated · 2024-11-21 · CSPC ZhongQi Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. · Alprostadil liposome injection
    “Voluntarily suspended the trial due to strategic adjustments”
  • terminated · 2024-08-28 · University Hospital, Limoges · Dinoprostone
    “Not enough patients”
  • terminated · 2024-08-15 · Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee · Dinoprostone
    “Delayed inclusion”
  • withdrawn · 2023-09-15 · Alonso Vera Torres · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Delays in approval by the national regulatory authority”
  • suspended · 2023-09-15 · Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “understaffed”
  • terminated · 2023-05-15 · University Hospital, Toulouse · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “interim analyses”
  • terminated · 2023-02-08 · The Hospital for Sick Children · Alprostadil 5 MCG Injection
    “Covid 19 and difficulty with recruitment”
  • terminated · 2022-11-14 · South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust · 10 mg Dinoprostone; CTS, UK, 3 mg Dinoprostone vaginal tablet; Pfizer, UK
    “Inability to recruit more women because of the COVID-19 and staffing/resources issues”
  • terminated · 2022-03-02 · Baycrest · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Study recruitment was suspended due to interruption of in-person testing after the start of the COVID19 pandemic in March 2020. The current study's protocol is being revised to be delivered fully remotely.”
  • withdrawn · 2022-02-21 · London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Due to challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic, our team has had to prioritize certain studies, which means we can no longer pursue this study at our site.”
  • terminated · 2022-02-09 · Thomas Staudinger · Alprostadil
    “After completion of pilot study (n=50) no effect on primary outcome and limited feasibility of recruitment and study procedures”
  • terminated · 2021-11-10 · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “The study was interrupted because of failure to recruit the target study population in a reasonable timeframe.”
  • terminated · 2021-09-05 · Intermountain Health Care, Inc. · Outpatient Dinoprostone 10mg, Inpatient Dinoprostone 10 mg
    “Sponsor declined to provide further funding/product support.”
  • terminated · 2020-11-20 · University of South Alabama · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Number of needed participants could not be obtained”
  • terminated · 2019-12-27 · Sucampo Pharma Americas, LLC · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    No reason given
  • terminated · 2019-06-20 · Mayo Clinic · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Unable to recruit/accrue adequate numbers of participants within funding period.”
  • terminated · 2019-04-24 · NICHD Neonatal Research Network · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “The study was halted due to futility concerns based on the unmet benchmarks as specified in the pilot study protocol.”
  • withdrawn · 2019-03-22 · NICHD Neonatal Research Network · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Withdrawn due to lack of recruitment”
  • terminated · 2019-01-02 · City of Hope Medical Center · alprostadil
    “Accrual too slow”
  • terminated · 2018-10-10 · Fate Therapeutics · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “Business decision”
  • terminated · 2018-10-10 · Fate Therapeutics · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    No reason given
Paediatric incentives and obligations for PTGER1's drugs

For dinoprostone, alprostadil, ONO-8539: 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
DINOPROSTONESmall moleculephase 4oligohydramnios, Neonatal sepsis, pregnancy, Premature rupture of membranes, post term pregnancy, Pain, uterine corpus leiomyoma, fetal growth restriction, +3 moreOpen Targets · ChEMBL
ALPROSTADILSmall moleculephase 4erectile dysfunction, Patent ductus arteriosus, cardiovascular disorder, diabetic foot, heart failure, age-related macular degeneration, intermittent vascular claudication, persistent fetal circulation syndrome, +11 moreOpen Targets · ChEMBL
ONO-8539Small moleculephase 2overactive bladderOpen Targets · ChEMBL