Lead Optimization in Discovery Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics/Case study: The Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Protease Inhibitor SCH 503034

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1177391X0700100 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.-C. Cheng ◽  
Walter A. Korfmacher ◽  
Ronald E. White ◽  
F. George Njoroge

Lead optimization using drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) parameters has become one of the primary focuses of research organizations involved in drug discovery in the last decade. Using a combination of rapid in vivo and in vitro DMPK screening procedures on a large array of compounds during the lead optimization process has resulted in development of compounds that have acceptable DMPK properties. In this review, we present a general screening paradigm that is currently being used as part of drug discovery at Schering-Plough and we describe a case study using the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) protease inhibitor program as an example. By using the DMPK optimization tools, a potent HCV protease inhibitor, SCH 503034, was selected for development as a candidate drug.

2006 ◽  
Vol 50 (10) ◽  
pp. 3444-3446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotte Coelmont ◽  
Jan Paeshuyse ◽  
Marc P. Windisch ◽  
Erik De Clercq ◽  
Ralf Bartenschlager ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Ribavirin antagonizes the in vitro anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) activity of the pyrimidine nucleoside analogue 2′-C-methylcytidine, the active component of the experimental anti-HCV drug valopicitabine. In contrast, the combination of ribavirin with either the purine nucleoside analogue 2′-C-methyladenosine or the HCV protease inhibitor VX-950 resulted in an additive antiviral activity. These findings may have implications when planning clinical studies with valopicitabine.


2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Sabo ◽  
Jens Kort ◽  
Charles Ballow ◽  
Angela D.M. Kashuba ◽  
Manuel Haschke ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 1746-1752
Author(s):  
Pei-bin Zhai ◽  
Jie Qing ◽  
Ben Li ◽  
Lin-qi Zhang ◽  
Lan Ma ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 44 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Hilgard ◽  
R Bröring ◽  
M Trippler ◽  
S Viazov ◽  
G Gerken ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin-Zhi Chen ◽  
John P. Sabo ◽  
Elsy Philip ◽  
Lois Rowland ◽  
Yan Mao ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe pharmacokinetics, mass balance, and metabolism of deleobuvir, a hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase inhibitor, were assessed in healthy subjects following a single oral dose of 800 mg of [14C]deleobuvir (100 μCi). The overall recovery of radioactivity was 95.2%, with 95.1% recovered from feces. Deleobuvir had moderate to high clearance, and the half-life of deleobuvir and radioactivity in plasma were ∼3 h, indicating that there were no metabolites with half-lives significantly longer than that of the parent. The most frequently reported adverse events (in 6 of 12 subjects) were gastrointestinal disorders. Two major metabolites of deleobuvir were identified in plasma: an acyl glucuronide and an alkene reduction metabolite formed in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by gut bacteria (CD 6168), representing ∼20% and 15% of the total drug-related material, respectively. Deleobuvir and CD 6168 were the main components in the fecal samples, each representing ∼30 to 35% of the dose. The majority of the remaining radioactivity found in the fecal samples (∼21% of the dose) was accounted for by three metabolites in which deleobuvir underwent both alkene reduction and monohydroxylation. In fresh human hepatocytes that form biliary canaliculi in sandwich cultures, the biliary excretion for these excretory metabolites was markedly higher than that for deleobuvir and CD 6168, implying that rapid biliary elimination upon hepatic formation may underlie the absence of these metabolites in circulation. The lowin vitroclearance was not predictive of the observedin vivoclearance, likely because major deleobuvir biotransformation occurred by non-CYP450-mediated enzymes that are not well represented in hepatocyte-basedin vitromodels.


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