Lonafarnib

Lonafarnib
Names
IUPAC name
4-(2-{4-[(11R)-3,10-dibromo-8-chloro-6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridin-11-yl]piperidin-1-yl}-2-oxoethyl)piperidine-1-carboxamide
Other names
Sarasar (US), SCH 66336
Identifiers
193275-84-2 N
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
ChEBI CHEBI:47097 N
ChEMBL ChEMBL298734 YesY
ChemSpider 130645 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.204.509
8024
KEGG D04768 YesY
PubChem 148195
UNII IOW153004F YesY
Properties
C27H31Br2ClN4O2
Molar mass 638.82164
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Lonafarnib is a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) that is being investigated in a human clinical trial as a potential treatment for progeria.[1]

Lonafarnib is a synthetic tricyclic derivative of carboxamide with antineoplastic properties.[2] As such, it is used primarily for cancer treatment. For those with progeria, research has shown that the drug reduces the prevalence of stroke and transient ischemic attack, and the prevalence and frequency of headaches while taking the medication.[3] A phase II clinical trial was completed in 2012, which showed that a cocktail of drugs that included lonafarnib and two other drugs, met clinical efficacy endpoints that improved the height and diminished the rigidity of the bones of progeria patients.

References

  1. Liu G, Marrinan CH, Taylor SA, et al. (2007). "Enhancement of the antitumor activity of tamoxifen and anastrozole by the farnesyltransferase inhibitor lonafarnib (SCH66336)". Anticancer Drugs. 18 (8): 923–31. doi:10.1097/CAD.0b013e3280c1416e (inactive 2015-01-14). PMID 17667598.
  2. "Lonafarnib". NCI Drug Dictionary. National Cancer Institute.
  3. Ullrich, N. J.; Kieran, M. W.; Miller, D. T.; Gordon, L. B.; Cho, Y.-J.; Silvera, V. M.; Giobbie-Hurder, A.; Neuberg, D.; Kleinman, M. E. (2013). "Neurologic features of Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome after lonafarnib treatment". Neurology. 81 (5): 427–30. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e31829d85c0. PMC 3776537Freely accessible. PMID 23897869.

See also

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