Table 1 Fatty acid synthesis inhibitors in clinical development.

From: Targeting lipid metabolism in acute myeloid leukemia: biological insights and therapeutic opportunities

Target

Inhibitor

Condition

ACLY

Bempedoic acid

Hyperlipidemia (FDA, EMA approved) [124]

ACC

Clesacostat (PF-05221304)

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (Phase II) [125]

ACC

Firsocostat (GS-0976)

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (Phase II) [126]

FASN

Denifanstat (TVB-2640)

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (Phase III) [127] Metastatic solid tumors (Phase II) [128]

FASN

ASC40

Glioblastoma (Phase III) [129]

SCD1

MTI-301

Metastatic or Unresectable and Refractory Solid Cancers (Phase I) [79]