Belzutifan
Belzutifan, sold under the brand name Welireg, is a medication used for the treatment of von Hippel–Lindau disease-associated renal cell carcinoma. It is taken by mouth.The most common side effects include decreased hemoglobin, anemia, fatigue, increased creatinine, headache, dizziness, increased glucose, and nausea.Belzutifan is an hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor.Belzutifan is the first drug to be awarded an "innovation passport" from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Belzutifan was approved for medical use in the United States in August 2021. Belzutifan is the first hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha inhibitor therapy approved in the U.S.

Medical uses
Belzutifan is indicated for treatment of adults with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET), not requiring immediate surgery. Belzutifan was also found to be efficacious in an adolescent who had Pacak–Zhuang syndrome with polycythemia and paragangliomas.

References
External links
"Belzutifan". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Clinical trial number NCT04195750 for "A Study of Belzutifan (MK-6482) Versus Everolimus in Participants With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-6482-005)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
Clinical trial number NCT03401788 for "A Phase 2 Study of Belzutifan (PT2977, MK-6482) for the Treatment of Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) Disease-Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) (MK-6482-004)" at ClinicalTrials.gov