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PT-141 (bremelanotide)

Published research on PT-141 (bremelanotide): record counts, recent publications, reviews and registered studies, pulled from PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov. Part of other.

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At a glance

113PubMed records
10Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov
14Randomized controlled trials
16Clinical trials
57Reviews
3Systematic reviews

Registered studies by status: 0 recruiting, 1 active not recruiting, 9 completed.

PubMed records by year

Number of PubMed records mentioning PT-141 (bremelanotide), 2016 to 2026 (2026 is year to date).

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Latest publications

Comprehensive characterization of bremelanotide acetate and its degradants by LC-HRMS/MS and predicting epimerization through computational modelling.Anal Methods · 2026 Aug 20 · Yuvaraaj VK et al. · PubMedGoldilocks-Inspired Design of Mid-Size Macrocycles for Selective Targeting of Human Melanocortin Receptors.J Med Chem · 2026 Aug 13 · Merlino F et al. · PubMedStrategies for Treating Sexual Health Concerns After Breast and Gynecologic Cancer.J Minim Invasive Gynecol · 2025 Dec 17 · Mihulka O et al. · PubMedFDA-Approved Drugs Containing D-Amino Acids: A Historical and Developmental Perspective.Drug Dev Res · 2026 May · Tran L et al. · PubMedShould Bremelanotide Be Considered for the Treatment of Sexual Arousal and Desire Disorders in Men?J Clin Psychopharmacol · 2026 Apr 10 · Pfaus JG et al. · PubMedTherapeutic peptides in gerontology: mechanisms and applications for healthy aging.Front Aging · 2026 Apr 7 · Mavrych V et al. · PubMedQuantification of "Mercy Sex" in Heterosexual Women.J Sex Marital Ther · 2026 May 18 · Guptan N et al. · PubMedFemale Sexual Desire, Arousal, and Orgasmic Dysfunctions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Treatment Options.J Minim Invasive Gynecol · 2025 Jun 19 · Toledo RG et al. · PubMedPractical considerations and emerging approaches for the management of vasomotor and sexual symptoms in breast cancer patients on endocrine therapies.Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol · 2025 Oct 24 · Fuhrman J et al. · PubMedPolymorphism of Melanocortin Receptor Genes-Association with Inflammatory Traits and Diseases.Diseases · 2025 Sep 16 · Bardhan M et al. · PubMedA biodegradable suction patch for sustainable transbuccal peptide delivery.J Control Release · 2025 Jun 11 · Krupke H et al. · PubMed2024 SOGC, 2024 NCCN, 2022 ESO-ESMO, and 2018 ASCO: a comparison of female cancer survivorship guidelines for the management of sexual health concerns.Support Care Cancer · 2025 Jun 15 · Bhinder JK et al. · PubMed

Reviews

Strategies for Treating Sexual Health Concerns After Breast and Gynecologic Cancer.J Minim Invasive Gynecol · 2025 Dec 17 · Mihulka O et al. · PubMedFDA-Approved Drugs Containing D-Amino Acids: A Historical and Developmental Perspective.Drug Dev Res · 2026 May · Tran L et al. · PubMedTherapeutic peptides in gerontology: mechanisms and applications for healthy aging.Front Aging · 2026 Apr 7 · Mavrych V et al. · PubMedQuantification of "Mercy Sex" in Heterosexual Women.J Sex Marital Ther · 2026 May 18 · Guptan N et al. · PubMedFemale Sexual Desire, Arousal, and Orgasmic Dysfunctions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Treatment Options.J Minim Invasive Gynecol · 2025 Jun 19 · Toledo RG et al. · PubMedPractical considerations and emerging approaches for the management of vasomotor and sexual symptoms in breast cancer patients on endocrine therapies.Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol · 2025 Oct 24 · Fuhrman J et al. · PubMedPolymorphism of Melanocortin Receptor Genes-Association with Inflammatory Traits and Diseases.Diseases · 2025 Sep 16 · Bardhan M et al. · PubMed2024 SOGC, 2024 NCCN, 2022 ESO-ESMO, and 2018 ASCO: a comparison of female cancer survivorship guidelines for the management of sexual health concerns.Support Care Cancer · 2025 Jun 15 · Bhinder JK et al. · PubMed

Clinical trial publications

Prespecified and Integrated Subgroup Analyses from the RECONNECT Phase 3 Studies of Bremelanotide.J Womens Health (Larchmt) · 2022 Feb 25 · Simon JA et al. · PubMedThe Patient Experience of Premenopausal Women Treated with Bremelanotide for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder: RECONNECT Exit Study Results.J Womens Health (Larchmt) · 2021 Feb 3 · Koochaki P et al. · PubMedBremelanotide for the Treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder: Two Randomized Phase 3 Trials.Obstet Gynecol · 2019 Nov · Kingsberg SA et al. · PubMedUsefulness of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to assess the melanocortin receptor agonist bremelanotide.J Hypertens · 2017 Apr · White WB et al. · PubMedSalvage of sildenafil failures with bremelanotide: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study.J Urol · 2008 Jan 18 · Safarinejad MR et al. · PubMedAn effect on the subjective sexual response in premenopausal women with sexual arousal disorder by bremelanotide (PT-141), a melanocortin receptor agonist.J Sex Med · 2006 Jul · Diamond LE et al. · PubMedGateways to clinical trials.Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol · 2004 Dec · Bayés M et al. · PubMedPT-141: a melanocortin agonist for the treatment of sexual dysfunction.Ann N Y Acad Sci · 2003 Jun · Molinoff PB et al. · PubMed

Registered studies

Most recently started of 10 ClinicalTrials.gov entries.

Single Dose of Vyleesi in Lactating Female Subjects to Measure the Concentration of Bremelanotide in Breast MilkNCT06867835 · Completed · Phase 4 · started 2025-07-11A Phase 2 Study Evaluating the Co-Administration of Bremelanotide With Tirzepatide for the Treatment of ObesityNCT06565611 · Active Not Recruiting · Phase 2 · started 2024-08-05A Phase IIb, Multicenter, Open-Label, Prospective Study of Bremelanotide in Diabetic Kidney DiseaseNCT05709444 · Completed · Phase 2 · started 2022-12-26A Phase 3, Bridging, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneously Administered Bremelanotide in Premenopausal Women With Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (With or Without Decreased Arousal)NCT04943068 · Completed · Phase 3 · started 2021-05-10Role of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor in Hypoactive Sexual Desire DisorderNCT04179734 · Completed · Phase 4 · started 2019-10-07Study to Evaluate Rate of Nausea in Healthy Premenopausal Female Subjects Treated With Single Dose of Bremelanotide Alone or With ZofranNCT03973047 · Completed · Phase 1 · started 2019-06-172. Study to Evaluate the Efficacy/Safety of Bremelanotide in Premenopausal Women With Hypoactive Sexual Desire DisorderNCT02338960 · Completed · Phase 3 · started 2015-011. Study to Evaluate the Efficacy/Safety of Bremelanotide in Premenopausal Women With Hypoactive Sexual Desire DisorderNCT02333071 · Completed · Phase 3 · started 2014-12Bremelanotide in Premenopausal Women With Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and/or Hypoactive Sexual Desire DisorderNCT01382719 · Completed · Phase 2 · started 2011-06Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Bremelanotide in Women With Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD)NCT00425256 · Completed · Phase 2 · started 2006-02

Good News

Positive coverage and opinions: this section collects news and commentary that read favorably.

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Balanced coverage

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Clinical trial evidence on emerging pharmacological therapies for hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women: a systematic review and analysis of completed studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.Front Med (Lausanne) · 2026 May 22 · Ashour AM · PubMedTherapeutic Peptides in Aesthetic, Metabolic and Endocrine Conditions: Effects, Safety, Clinical Applications, and Future Perspectives.Int J Mol Sci · 2026 Apr 27 · Renke G et al. · PubMedNovel Pharmacologic Treatments of Female Sexual Dysfunction.Clin Obstet Gynecol · 2025 Jan 23 · How A et al. · PubMedPharmacotherapy of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Premenopausal Women.Ann Pharmacother · 2024 May 20 · Barakeh D et al. · PubMedPharmacotherapy for female sexual dysfunctions (FSDs): what is on the market and where is this field heading?Expert Opin Pharmacother · 2022 Apr 18 · Nappi RE et al. · PubMedPharmacologic therapeutic options for sexual dysfunction.Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol · 2022 Dec 1 · Burton CS et al. · PubMedSafety Profile of Bremelanotide Across the Clinical Development Program.J Womens Health (Larchmt) · 2022 Feb · Clayton AH et al. · PubMedPhase I Randomized Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Bremelanotide Coadministered With Ethanol in Healthy Male and Female Participants.Clin Ther · 2017 Feb 9 · Clayton AH et al. · PubMedEvaluation of the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic effects of subcutaneously administered PT-141, a melanocortin receptor agonist, in healthy male subjects and in patients with an inadequate response to Viagra.Int J Impot Res · 2004 Apr · Rosen RC et al. · PubMedDouble-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the safety, pharmacokinetic properties and pharmacodynamic effects of intranasal PT-141, a melanocortin receptor agonist, in healthy males and patients with mild-to-moderate erectile dysfunction.Int J Impot Res · 2004 Feb · Diamond LE et al. · PubMedAsk Tina for links to further coverage

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