Basimglurant

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Basimglurant
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  • 2-chloro-4-{[1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl]ethynyl}pyridine
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Formula C18H13ClFN3
Molar mass 325.77 g·mol−1
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  • Clc3nccc(C#Cc2nc(n(c1ccc(F)cc1)c2C)C)c3
  • InChI=1S/C18H13ClFN3/c1-12-17(8-3-14-9-10-21-18(19)11-14)22-13(2)23(12)16-6-4-15(20)5-7-16/h4-7,9-11H,1-2H3
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Basimglurant (INN) (developmental code names RG-7090, RO-4917523) is a negative allosteric modulator of the mGlu5 receptor which is under development by Roche and Chugai Pharmaceutical for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression (as an adjunct) and fragile X syndrome. [1] [2] As of November 2016, it has undergone phase II clinical trials for both of these indications. [3]

Contents

It was discovered in a medicinal chemistry effort conducted at Roche starting from the results of a small molecular weight compound library high-throughput screen based on a Ca21 mobilization assay with human mGlu5a (Jaeschke et al., 2015). The high-throughput screen identified several mGlu5 antagonists such as MPEP, MTEP, and fenobam. [4] In partnership with Chugai Pharmaceutical, basimglurant is currently still undergoing revision from previous drug trials as of November 2016. [3]

Pharmacology

Mechanism of action

Preclinical research trials found that basimglurant has a high specificity for the glutamate receptor mGlu5, and as a consequence of this specificity, also has a high level of safety. [4]

Pharmacokinetics

Preclinical drug trials showed that basimglurant possessed a terminal half-life of 7 hours in rats and 20 hours in monkeys, indicating a dosing regimen of once daily in possible human patients. [4] Research with rats and monkeys revealed a bioavailability of 50%, with additional studies showing that basimglurant has a rate of plasma protein binding of 98 to 99%. [4]

Clinical trials

Phase I clinical trials for basimglurant began in April 2015, and finished in September 2015. 56 people were spread out among 4 healthy cohorts, a major depressive disorder cohort, and a placebo cohort. The trial was undertaken to study (and verify) the safety of basimglurant as a potential drug. Completion of this trial allowed for basimglurant to begin phase II drug trials. [5]

Phase II clinical trials have been undertaken, and a lack of efficacy was found overall. Improved secondary endpoints though of 1.5 mg dosage has prompted future clinical trials of the drug. [1] [2] [6]

Future

Basimglurant has shown the desired characteristics of a drug with high bioavailability, few safety liabilities, and promise in the secondary endpoints of a phase IIb trial. Basimglurant will most likely undergo future iterations and attempt to pass drug trials again due to the large investment already poured into the drug to develop it this far.

History

Basimglurant was originally developed for the treatment of fragile X syndrome, [7] but after failing phase II clinical trials Roche abandoned the drug in this field of application and is renewing basimglurant as part of a treatment for depression.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Roche - Pipeline". 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  2. 1 2 "Roche Group Development Pipeline" (PDF). 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. 1 2 "Basimglurant". Adis Insight. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Lindemann L, Porter RH, Scharf SH, Kuennecke B, Bruns A, von Kienlin M, et al. (April 2015). "Pharmacology of basimglurant (RO4917523, RG7090), a unique metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 negative allosteric modulator in clinical development for depression". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 353 (1): 213–33. doi: 10.1124/jpet.114.222463 . PMID   25665805.
  5. ↑ Clinical trial number NCT02433093 for "A Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Multiple-Ascending Dose Basimglurant in Healthy Subjects and in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  6. ↑ Quiroz JA, Tamburri P, Deptula D, Banken L, Beyer U, Rabbia M, et al. (July 2016). "Efficacy and Safety of Basimglurant as Adjunctive Therapy for Major Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial". JAMA Psychiatry. 73 (7): 675–84. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0838 . PMID   27304433.
  7. ↑ "Roche abandons another Fragile X R&D program after PhII trials flunk out | FierceBiotech". www.fiercebiotech.com. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
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