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CHEMBL3572 Target Snapshot

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein · SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens

1,562Compounds
132Assays
0Approved Drugs
2,131.0Activities
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As of 2026-09-14

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein shows late clinical disease relevance led by Disorder of lipid metabolism. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block. 6 linked drugs keep the current disease frame grounded. Protein identity stays anchored to UniProt P11597. Start with Disorder of lipid metabolism, then reuse UniProt P11597 as the stable protein anchor across project notes and exports.

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ChEMBL component mapping + Open Targets-ready proxy + ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine 2026-09-14 6 linked drugs
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Disease program
Disorder of lipid metabolism

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein shows late clinical disease relevance led by Disorder of lipid metabolism. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block. 6 linked drugs remain visible in the same block.

Start review with Disorder of lipid metabolism because it currently carries late clinical support. Linked drugs include ANACETRAPIB, DALCETRAPIB, EVACETRAPIB, OBICETRAPIB. This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

Disease source · ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
Late clinical Open Targets-ready proxy 6 linked drugs
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This review treats Cholesteryl ester transfer protein as ChEMBL target CHEMBL3572, mapped to UniProt P11597. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein
SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens
As of 2026-09-14
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL3572
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-14
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
P11597
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping As of 2026-09-14
www.uniprot.org
Disease evidence contract
Open Targets-ready proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy As of 2026-09-14
www.ebi.ac.uk

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Protein LabelCholesteryl ester transfer protein
UniProt AccessionP11597
Component TypeProtein
Sequence Length493 aa

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein

Source · UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping
Review Cue

How to read this target

Review this target as Cholesteryl ester transfer protein, mapped to UniProt P11597. Sequence length is 493 aa.

Mapped IDP11597
Review nameCholesteryl ester transfer protein
OrganismHomo sapiens
Disease Relevance

Disease Relevance & Evidence Level

Open Targets-ready disease context using the current target-indication evidence contract.

Late clinical Open Targets-ready proxy

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein shows late clinical disease relevance led by Disorder of lipid metabolism. 5 more disease programs remain visible in the same review block.

Late clinical Phase III
Disorder of lipid metabolism
6 linked drugs · 6 direct · 6 efficacy
Linked drugANACETRAPIB
Linked drugDALCETRAPIB
Linked drugEVACETRAPIB
Linked drugOBICETRAPIB
Late clinical Phase III
hyperlipidemia
4 linked drugs · 4 direct · 4 efficacy
Linked drugANACETRAPIB
Linked drugDALCETRAPIB
Linked drugEVACETRAPIB
Linked drugTORCETRAPIB
Late clinical Phase III
coronary artery disease
3 linked drugs · 3 direct · 3 efficacy
Linked drugANACETRAPIB
Linked drugDALCETRAPIB
Linked drugTORCETRAPIB
Late clinical Phase III
Hypercholesterolemia
3 linked drugs · 3 direct · 3 efficacy
Linked drugANACETRAPIB
Linked drugEVACETRAPIB
Linked drugTORCETRAPIB
Late clinical Phase III
Abnormal circulating lipid concentration
2 linked drugs · 2 direct · 2 efficacy
Linked drugDALCETRAPIB
Linked drugOBICETRAPIB
Late clinical Phase III
atherosclerosis
2 linked drugs · 2 direct · 2 efficacy
Linked drugANACETRAPIB
Linked drugOBICETRAPIB
Source · ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
Review Cue

How to read disease relevance

Start review with Disorder of lipid metabolism because it currently carries late clinical support. Linked drugs include ANACETRAPIB, DALCETRAPIB, EVACETRAPIB, OBICETRAPIB. This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

Lead diseaseDisorder of lipid metabolism
Strongest levelLate clinical
Block modeOpen Targets-ready proxy
Clinical Profile

Clinical Phase Distribution

4
Phase III
1
Phase II
Assay Mix

Activity Type Distribution

IC502,130.0
KD1.0
Lead Set

Top Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

ChEMBL IDpChEMBLTypeValue (nM)Phase
CHEMBL67129 9.11 IC50 0.77 Preclinical
CHEMBL2152167 9.0 IC50 1.0 Preclinical
CHEMBL4439823 9.0 IC50 1.0 Preclinical
CHEMBL3814374 8.89 IC50 1.3 Preclinical
CHEMBL3813720 8.82 IC50 1.5 Preclinical
CHEMBL3906320 8.82 IC50 1.5 Preclinical
CHEMBL3914103 8.8 IC50 1.6 Preclinical
CHEMBL3813836 8.74 IC50 1.8 Preclinical
CHEMBL3955558 8.72 IC50 1.9 Preclinical
CHEMBL3965631 8.72 IC50 1.9 Preclinical
Distribution

pChEMBL Value Distribution

203
5.0
174
5.5
231
6.0
281
6.5
318
7.0
229
7.5
63
8.0
21
8.5
3
9.0
0
9.5
pChEMBL
Assay Landscape

Assay Landscape

132
Total Assays
1,418
Tested Compounds
2
Assay Types
Binding — 127 assays, 1,418 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
single protein format 101 1,144 6.4
cell-free format 22 232 6.1
cell-based format 4 42 5.9
Functional — 5 assays, 1 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
organism-based format 4 0
cell-free format 1 1 4.9

Confidence Score Distribution

Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine