Biomarker & Intervention Discovery

Bronchiectasis

Pharmacologically actionable gene targets, therapeutic agents ranked by evidence tier, and active clinical trials.

Disease Overview

Spontaneous remission
Not established
Best-intervention remission
Gap size
Primary barrier
Biomarker Targets & Therapeutic Agents

Gene targets queried against DGIdb, Open Targets, ChEMBL, PubMed, and Europe PMC. Agents ranked: ● Clinical > ● Mechanistic > ● Correlative.

CFTR 222CXCR2 207ELANE 210FCGR3A 51MMP9 212MUC5AC 4
Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
NPPB ? unclear Mechanistic
LUMACAFTOR ~ modulates Mechanistic
TEZACAFTOR activates Mechanistic
SULFONAMIDE-01 activates Mechanistic
SCRIPTAID ? unclear Mechanistic
APIGENIN activates Mechanistic
TEZACAFTOR AND IVACAFTOR ? unclear Mechanistic
ROFLUMILAST ? unclear Mechanistic
CROFELEMER inhibits Mechanistic
UCCF-029 activates Mechanistic
CURCUMIN ? unclear Mechanistic
CAPSAICIN activates Mechanistic
IVACAFTOR activates Mechanistic
(R)-BPO-27 inhibits Mechanistic
ICENTICAFTOR activates Mechanistic
BAMOCAFTOR ? unclear Mechanistic
UCCF-339 activates Mechanistic
CFTRINH-172 inhibits Mechanistic
NIMODIPINE activates Mechanistic
CYSTEAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
PHENYLGLYCINE-01 activates Mechanistic
GLPG2737 activates Mechanistic
GLYH-101 inhibits Mechanistic
IOWH-032 inhibits Mechanistic
OLACAFTOR ~ modulates Mechanistic
ABBV-3221 activates Mechanistic
DEUTIVACAFTOR activates Mechanistic
NAVOCAFTOR ~ modulates Mechanistic
CBIQ activates Mechanistic
VITAMIN A COMPOUND ? unclear Mechanistic
GATX1 inhibits Mechanistic
GLPG-1837 ? unclear Mechanistic
FELODIPINE activates Mechanistic
ELEXACAFTOR ~ modulates Mechanistic
ENTINOSTAT ? unclear Mechanistic
VANZACAFTOR activates Mechanistic
GLPG1837 activates Mechanistic
GALICAFTOR ~ modulates Mechanistic
NS004 activates Mechanistic
GLPG-2737 ? unclear Mechanistic

Showing top 40 of 222 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
BEVACIZUMAB ? unclear Mechanistic
DANIRIXIN inhibits Mechanistic
AZD-5122 ? unclear Mechanistic
CLOTRIMAZOLE ? unclear Mechanistic
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL ? unclear Mechanistic
NAVARIXIN ? unclear Mechanistic
LADARIXIN ~ modulates Mechanistic
GENISTEIN ? unclear Mechanistic
ACETYLCYSTEINE ? unclear Mechanistic
ELUBRIXIN inhibits Mechanistic
VIMNERIXIN ? unclear Mechanistic
REPARIXIN ~ modulates Mechanistic
CANOCTAKIN ? unclear Mechanistic
MECHLORETHAMINE ? unclear Mechanistic
IBUPROFEN, SODIUM SALT ? unclear Mechanistic
SX-682 inhibits Mechanistic
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE ANHYDROUS ? unclear Mechanistic
NAVARIXIN ANHYDROUS ? unclear Mechanistic 2.6 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL25573 inhibits Mechanistic 200.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL27863 inhibits Mechanistic 25.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL283736 inhibits Mechanistic 860.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL280711 inhibits Mechanistic 320.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL27446 inhibits Mechanistic 22.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL28009 inhibits Mechanistic 6.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL24912 inhibits Mechanistic 10900.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL26830 inhibits Mechanistic 57.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL312883 inhibits Mechanistic 3500.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL85872 inhibits Mechanistic 2800.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL86002 inhibits Mechanistic 2000.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL85267 inhibits Mechanistic 2400.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL83292 inhibits Mechanistic 670.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL310634 inhibits Mechanistic 4400.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL84957 inhibits Mechanistic 1400.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL313465 inhibits Mechanistic 730.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL82566 inhibits Mechanistic 92.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL85045 inhibits Mechanistic 450.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL87282 inhibits Mechanistic 1400.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL86284 inhibits Mechanistic 830.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL84719 inhibits Mechanistic 3500.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL315206 inhibits Mechanistic 4200.0 nM (IC50)

Showing top 40 of 207 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
SIVELESTAT inhibits Mechanistic
ALVELESTAT inhibits Mechanistic
NIFEDIPINE ? unclear Mechanistic
NICOTINE POLACRILEX ? unclear Mechanistic
TIPRELESTAT ? unclear Mechanistic
COMPOUND 17 [PMID: 23642479] inhibits Mechanistic
.ALPHA.1-PROTEINASE INHIBITOR HUMAN inhibits Mechanistic
LORECIVIVINT inhibits Mechanistic
TAKINIB inhibits Mechanistic
ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN ? unclear Mechanistic
SIVELESTAT SODIUM ? unclear Mechanistic
ROGOCEKIB inhibits Mechanistic
DEPELESTAT inhibits Mechanistic
ML315 inhibits Mechanistic
MW01 inhibits Mechanistic
SYMPLOSTATIN 5 ? unclear Mechanistic
MW05 inhibits Mechanistic
LONODELESTAT ? unclear Mechanistic
ERDOSTEINE ? unclear Mechanistic
COMPOUND 20 [PMID: 30998356] inhibits Mechanistic
CHEMBL:CHEMBL310871 ? unclear Mechanistic
ELAFIN ? unclear Mechanistic
CIRTUVIVINT inhibits Mechanistic
EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL314218 inhibits Mechanistic 0.03 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL274085 inhibits Mechanistic 2.7 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL329376 inhibits Mechanistic 31.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL543416 inhibits Mechanistic 0.014 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL51377 inhibits Mechanistic 102.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL432049 inhibits Mechanistic 0.17 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL89299 inhibits Mechanistic 8.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL95813 inhibits Mechanistic 300.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL330647 inhibits Mechanistic 25000.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL91944 inhibits Mechanistic 0.06 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL318052 inhibits Mechanistic 36000.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL319173 inhibits Mechanistic 1200.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL2368616 inhibits Mechanistic 0.31 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL554013 inhibits Mechanistic 1.73 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL90730 inhibits Mechanistic 26.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL421162 inhibits Mechanistic 1.0 nM (Ki)

Showing top 40 of 210 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
PREDNISOLONE ? unclear Mechanistic
AFM-13 ? unclear Mechanistic
BEMARITUZUMAB ~ modulates Mechanistic
RITUXIMAB ? unclear Mechanistic
IBOCTADEKIN ? unclear Mechanistic
IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC AGENT ? unclear Mechanistic
CIMETIDINE ? unclear Mechanistic
PICIBANIL ? unclear Mechanistic
TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE ? unclear Mechanistic
ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR ? unclear Mechanistic
THALIDOMIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
MUROMONAB-CD3 ? unclear Mechanistic
CA19-9 ANTIGEN ? unclear Mechanistic
PROTEASE INHIBITOR ? unclear Mechanistic
CHONDROITIN SULFATES ? unclear Mechanistic
EMFILERMIN ? unclear Mechanistic
VINCRISTINE ? unclear Mechanistic
RECOMBINANT FLT3 LIGAND ? unclear Mechanistic
POLY IC ? unclear Mechanistic
FENTANYL CITRATE ? unclear Mechanistic
INDOMETHACIN ? unclear Mechanistic
TRASTUZUMAB ? unclear Mechanistic
IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT ? unclear Mechanistic
IMGATUZUMAB ~ modulates Mechanistic
MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR ? unclear Mechanistic
RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN-2 ? unclear Mechanistic
GMA-161 ? unclear Mechanistic
DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
RECOMBINANT EOTAXIN ? unclear Mechanistic
AFM13 ? unclear Mechanistic
UBENIMEX ? unclear Mechanistic
LACTULOSE ? unclear Mechanistic
PUROMYCIN ? unclear Mechanistic
HEPARIN ? unclear Mechanistic
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE ANHYDROUS ? unclear Mechanistic
TOCILIZUMAB ? unclear Mechanistic
RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN-8 ? unclear Mechanistic
ANTI-THYMOCYTE GLOBULIN ? unclear Mechanistic
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ? unclear Mechanistic

Showing top 40 of 51 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
CURCUMIN PYRAZOLE ? unclear Mechanistic
TST10088 ? unclear Mechanistic
CELECOXIB ? unclear Mechanistic
CURCUMIN ? unclear Mechanistic
TOZULERISTIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
SHARK CARTILAGE EXTRACT AE-941 ? unclear Mechanistic
HYDRALAZINE ? unclear Mechanistic
ULINASTATIN ? unclear Mechanistic
BEVACIZUMAB ? unclear Mechanistic
CARBOXYLATED GLUCOSAMINE ? unclear Mechanistic
METHYLDOPA ANHYDROUS ? unclear Mechanistic
ANDECALIXIMAB inhibits Mechanistic
DP-B99 ? unclear Mechanistic
NEOVASTAT inhibits Mechanistic
PRINOMASTAT ? unclear Mechanistic 0.2 nM (IC50)
REBIMASTAT inhibits Mechanistic
INCYCLINIDE ? unclear Mechanistic
CTS-1027 inhibits Mechanistic 3.0 nM (IC50)
DEMETHYLWEDELOLACTONE ? unclear Mechanistic
S-3304 ? unclear Mechanistic 23.0 nM (IC50)
ILOMASTAT ? unclear Mechanistic
MARIMASTAT inhibits Mechanistic 1.5 nM (IC50)
AZD-1236 inhibits Mechanistic
ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT ? unclear Mechanistic
NIFEDIPINE ? unclear Mechanistic
CHEMBL435271 inhibits Mechanistic 5.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL80814 inhibits Mechanistic 34.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL276119 inhibits Mechanistic 9.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL78934 inhibits Mechanistic 20.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL78369 inhibits Mechanistic 3.0 nM (IC50)
CGS-27023A inhibits Mechanistic 9.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL167278 inhibits Mechanistic 2.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL169996 inhibits Mechanistic 34.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL80453 inhibits Mechanistic 44.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL303983 inhibits Mechanistic 291.0 nM (Ki)
CHEMBL312432 inhibits Mechanistic 6.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL306617 inhibits Mechanistic 5.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL79111 inhibits Mechanistic 43.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL78798 inhibits Mechanistic 2.0 nM (IC50)
CHEMBL80969 inhibits Mechanistic 10.0 nM (IC50)

Showing top 40 of 212 agents ranked by evidence tier.

Therapeutic Agent Effect Direction Evidence Tier Potency Source
YTTRIUM Y 90 CLIVATUZUMAB TETRAXETAN ~ modulates Mechanistic
ENSITUXIMAB ? unclear Mechanistic
CLIVATUZUMAB TETRAXETAN ~ modulates Mechanistic
THERAPEUTIC GLUCOCORTICOID ? unclear Mechanistic

Clinical Trials

Recruiting and recently completed trials from ClinicalTrials.gov. Data retrieved 2026-07-03.

NCT07201051 Phase: PHASE2 Started: 2025-10-30

This study is designed to find out how effective and safe a new drug, GSK3862995B, is for adult participants with bronchiectasis, a chronic lung disease. The study will also test how the body processes the drug and to check for any immune reactions. Participants will be divided into groups randomly ...

NCT00943514 Phase: N/A Started: 2009-08-01

Background: * Bronchiectasis is a disease characterized by airways that are inflamed, abnormally dilated, and chronically infected. Individuals with bronchiectasis have a history of chronic and recurring respiratory infections. Depending on the underlying cause, these infections may involve the ent...

NCT07088926 Phase: PHASE2 Started: 2025-11-06

AZD0292 is a bispecific IgG1k mAb being evaluated for the prevention of exacerbations in bronchiectasis patients chronically colonized with PsA.

NCT06985225 Phase: N/A Started: 2025-06-01

In this study, xenon MRI will be used to evaluate regional functional consequences of mucus plugs in the lungs of patients with muco-obstructive pulmonary disease. Mucus plugs will be identified using CT imaging, and xenon MRI will be used to evaluate ventilation and gas exchange impairments in regi...

NCT02804971 Phase: N/A Started: 2016-10-25

Bronchiectasis have multiple etiologies but share a similar bronchial injury associated with inflammation, which leads to a progressive lung deterioration. This disease is responsible for a frequent access to care with an exacerbation rate of 1.8 per year with a high risk of hospitalization. Natural...

NCT00807482 Phase: N/A Started: 2004-01

The overall short-term goals of this project include the following: 1) identify the genes that are key to the function of respiratory cilia to protect the normal lung; and 2) the effects of genetic mutations that adversely affect ciliary function and cause primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), which res...

NCT06631261 Phase: N/A Started: 2024-01-18

Individuals with bronchiectasis exhibit productive cough and recurrent lung infections as well as reduced exercise capacity, physical activity level, and respiratory and peripheral muscle strength. 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is often used to assess exercise capacity in chronic lung diseases. 6MWT is ...

NCT06872892 Phase: PHASE3 Started: 2025-06-09

This study is open to adults and adolescents aged 12 to under 18 with bronchiectasis. People can participate in this study if they produce sputum and have had flare-ups (also called exacerbations). The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 1291583 helps people with bronc...

NCT05865886 Phase: PHASE2 Started: 2024-04-05

This study is open to adults aged 18 years and older with cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 1291583 is tolerated by people with cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Participants are put randomly into 2 groups. One group takes BI 1291583...

NCT01264055 Phase: N/A Started: 2011-04-26

Background: \- Bronchiectasis is a type of lung condition in which the lungs airways are abnormally stretched and widened. This stretching and widening makes it difficult for mucus and other substances to move out of the lungs, encouraging the growth of bacteria and leading to breathing problems or...

NCT06670937 Phase: NA Started: 2024-12-16

Context. Non cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) is a group of suppurative chronic airway diseases of multiple causes. Bronchiectasis is characterized by an abnormal, irreversible dilatation of the bronchi, airway obstruction, chronic cough, and sputum production. Inhaled polyclonal immunoglobulin...

NCT07547436 Phase: PHASE2 Started: 2026-06-08

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to measure the reduction in mucus plug score at 24 weeks of treatment with SAR445399 compared with placebo in adult participants aged 18 to 80 years with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB).

NCT07245407 Phase: N/A Started: 2025-10-27

Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFBE) is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by a clinical syndrome of chronic productive cough and recurrent respiratory infections in the presence of abnormal and permanent dilation of the bronchi. Recent epidemiological studies have clearly shown that t...

NCT07648082 Phase: N/A Started: 2025-06-06

Breathlessness is a complex symptom that results in poor quality of life, increased hospitalisations and increased mortality. Breathlessness is influenced by physiological, psychological and functional factors but these are poorly explored. There are also unexplored phenomenon's such as breathing pa...

NCT07647575 Phase: NA Started: 2025-10-03

This multicenter randomized controlled trial evaluates the clinical and microbiological effects of inhaled 3% hypertonic saline in treatment-naïve patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD). Participants are randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either early initiation of 3% hypertonic ...


Agents Found By Disease-Level Search

Searched directly from “Bronchiectasis” via ClinicalTrials.gov interventions and Open Targets' disease→drug data — independent of the 6-gene target panel above. This surfaces agents whose mechanism doesn't route through a curated gene (combination therapies, standard-of-care drugs, targets outside the panel).

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