Pub Date : 2016-10-01DOI: 10.1358/DOT.2016.52.10.2541343
C. McCoach, A. Jimeno
Oncogenic driver mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene have provided a focus for effective targeted therapy. Unfortunately, all patients eventually develop resistance to frontline therapy with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The majority of patients develop a large subclonal population of tumor cells with a T790M mutation that renders these cells resistant to first-generation TKIs. Osimertinib is a third-generation EGFR TKI that was designed to overcome resistance from T790M mutations. This agent has demonstrated strong preclinical activity, and in the clinic it has demonstrated a high objective response rate and progression-free survival in patients with EGFR double mutations (L858R/T790M and exon 19 deletion/T790M). It is now approved by the FDA for patients who have a documented T790M mutation and who have progressed on a prior TKI. Osimertinib is also approved in the E.U. and Japan.
{"title":"Osimertinib, a third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR T790M mutations.","authors":"C. McCoach, A. Jimeno","doi":"10.1358/DOT.2016.52.10.2541343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/DOT.2016.52.10.2541343","url":null,"abstract":"Oncogenic driver mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene have provided a focus for effective targeted therapy. Unfortunately, all patients eventually develop resistance to frontline therapy with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The majority of patients develop a large subclonal population of tumor cells with a T790M mutation that renders these cells resistant to first-generation TKIs. Osimertinib is a third-generation EGFR TKI that was designed to overcome resistance from T790M mutations. This agent has demonstrated strong preclinical activity, and in the clinic it has demonstrated a high objective response rate and progression-free survival in patients with EGFR double mutations (L858R/T790M and exon 19 deletion/T790M). It is now approved by the FDA for patients who have a documented T790M mutation and who have progressed on a prior TKI. Osimertinib is also approved in the E.U. and Japan.","PeriodicalId":85144,"journal":{"name":"Medicamentos de actualidad. Drugs of today","volume":"52 10 1","pages":"561-568"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66455612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-10-01DOI: 10.1358/dot.2016.52.10.2544830
A. Vertès
In its third edition, the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Global Conference (SCRGC) organized by the Global Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Acceleration Center (GSRAC) was focused on breaking barriers to accelerate the pace of innovation and development of the regenerative medicine industry. GSRAC is both a think tank and a global network of key opinion leaders from the public and the private sectors. GSRAC was commissioned in 2011 by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) of Korea. GSRAC's primary mission is to enable and accelerate the delivery of innovative technologies to patients who are affected by currently untreatable diseases. This goal is notably achieved by resolving hurdles in the field of regenerative medicine. With a total of 30 speakers and panelists from 8 different countries and more than 400 attendees from an array of institutions including hospitals, clinics, biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical companies, scientists, as well as policy makers, the 2-day SCRGC highlighted critical challenges and paths to resolving them in policy and regulatory, and industrial-scale manufacturing of gene-based and cell-based therapies, comprising plenary lectures and sessions covering strategic policy, regulatory, reimbursement and business development, and business of manufacturing, and production technologies. Several of these presentations are summarized in this report.
{"title":"Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Global Conference (SCRGC) 2016 (August 23-24, 2016 - Gyeonggi-do, Korea).","authors":"A. Vertès","doi":"10.1358/dot.2016.52.10.2544830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/dot.2016.52.10.2544830","url":null,"abstract":"In its third edition, the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Global Conference (SCRGC) organized by the Global Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Acceleration Center (GSRAC) was focused on breaking barriers to accelerate the pace of innovation and development of the regenerative medicine industry. GSRAC is both a think tank and a global network of key opinion leaders from the public and the private sectors. GSRAC was commissioned in 2011 by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) of Korea. GSRAC's primary mission is to enable and accelerate the delivery of innovative technologies to patients who are affected by currently untreatable diseases. This goal is notably achieved by resolving hurdles in the field of regenerative medicine. With a total of 30 speakers and panelists from 8 different countries and more than 400 attendees from an array of institutions including hospitals, clinics, biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical companies, scientists, as well as policy makers, the 2-day SCRGC highlighted critical challenges and paths to resolving them in policy and regulatory, and industrial-scale manufacturing of gene-based and cell-based therapies, comprising plenary lectures and sessions covering strategic policy, regulatory, reimbursement and business development, and business of manufacturing, and production technologies. Several of these presentations are summarized in this report.","PeriodicalId":85144,"journal":{"name":"Medicamentos de actualidad. Drugs of today","volume":"52 10 1","pages":"577-583"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66455625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-09-01DOI: 10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2542066
D. Paton
Dry eye disease is an extremely common condition affecting millions worldwide. The underlying pathophysiological mechanism is thought to be localized inflammation of the ocular surface resulting in the localization of T cells at this surface followed by their activation and subsequent liberation of cytokines. This effect on T cells results from the binding of lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) located on T cells to intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) expressed on inflamed epithelium and endothelium, and on T cells. Lifitegrast is a T-cell integrin antagonist designed to mimic ICAM-1, thus blocking the interaction of LFA-1 and ICAM-1. Lifitegrast enters the systemic circulation to a limited extent thus reducing the likelihood of unwanted systemic reactions. Clinical trials in over 2,500 subjects with dry eye disease have shown that 5.0% lifitegrast given by ocular instillation causes a significant reduction in objective and subjective signs and symptoms of the disease. These beneficial effects are associated with a relatively low incidence of unwanted effects, almost all local in nature. In light of these findings, lifitegrast was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2016 for the treatment of dry eye disease, the first drug with this mechanism of action to be so approved.
{"title":"Lifitegrast: First LFA-1/ICAM-1 antagonist for treatment of dry eye disease.","authors":"D. Paton","doi":"10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2542066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2542066","url":null,"abstract":"Dry eye disease is an extremely common condition affecting millions worldwide. The underlying pathophysiological mechanism is thought to be localized inflammation of the ocular surface resulting in the localization of T cells at this surface followed by their activation and subsequent liberation of cytokines. This effect on T cells results from the binding of lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) located on T cells to intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) expressed on inflamed epithelium and endothelium, and on T cells. Lifitegrast is a T-cell integrin antagonist designed to mimic ICAM-1, thus blocking the interaction of LFA-1 and ICAM-1. Lifitegrast enters the systemic circulation to a limited extent thus reducing the likelihood of unwanted systemic reactions. Clinical trials in over 2,500 subjects with dry eye disease have shown that 5.0% lifitegrast given by ocular instillation causes a significant reduction in objective and subjective signs and symptoms of the disease. These beneficial effects are associated with a relatively low incidence of unwanted effects, almost all local in nature. In light of these findings, lifitegrast was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2016 for the treatment of dry eye disease, the first drug with this mechanism of action to be so approved.","PeriodicalId":85144,"journal":{"name":"Medicamentos de actualidad. Drugs of today","volume":"25 1","pages":"485-493"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66457405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-09-01DOI: 10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2530595
B. Kocsis, D. Szabo
Treatment of lower respiratory tract infection poses as an ongoing challenge among respiratory tract diseases. Bacterial infections are causes of acute exacerbations in chronic bronchitis and indications for antibacterial therapy. Several antibiotics were applied to treat bacterial infections in chronic bronchitis, among them fluoroquinolones are considered potent, broad-spectrum agents with excellent tissue penetration. This monograph focuses on zabofloxacin, a novel fluoroquinolone agent recently approved and launched in South Korea, and summarizes the drug's antibacterial efficacy, pharmacokinetic properties and toxicity. Recent advances concerning fluoroquinolones in chronic bronchitis will be discussed, along with a comparison between zabofloxacin and moxifloxacin. Zabofloxacin has proved to be noninferior to moxifloxacin against major community-acquired Gram-positive and Gram-negative respiratory tract pathogens and found to be well tolerated in both oral and parenteral administrations. These features can make it a potential antimicrobial agent in therapy of chronic bronchitis and other lower respiratory tract infections.
{"title":"Zabofloxacin for chronic bronchitis.","authors":"B. Kocsis, D. Szabo","doi":"10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2530595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2530595","url":null,"abstract":"Treatment of lower respiratory tract infection poses as an ongoing challenge among respiratory tract diseases. Bacterial infections are causes of acute exacerbations in chronic bronchitis and indications for antibacterial therapy. Several antibiotics were applied to treat bacterial infections in chronic bronchitis, among them fluoroquinolones are considered potent, broad-spectrum agents with excellent tissue penetration. This monograph focuses on zabofloxacin, a novel fluoroquinolone agent recently approved and launched in South Korea, and summarizes the drug's antibacterial efficacy, pharmacokinetic properties and toxicity. Recent advances concerning fluoroquinolones in chronic bronchitis will be discussed, along with a comparison between zabofloxacin and moxifloxacin. Zabofloxacin has proved to be noninferior to moxifloxacin against major community-acquired Gram-positive and Gram-negative respiratory tract pathogens and found to be well tolerated in both oral and parenteral administrations. These features can make it a potential antimicrobial agent in therapy of chronic bronchitis and other lower respiratory tract infections.","PeriodicalId":85144,"journal":{"name":"Medicamentos de actualidad. Drugs of today","volume":"52 9 1","pages":"495-500"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66456139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-09-01DOI: 10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2550577
P. Cole
GTCBio's Precision Medicine Conference met this year to outline the many steps forward that precision medicine and individualized genomics has made and the challenges it still faces in technological, modeling, and standards development, interoperability and compatibility advancements, and methods of economic and societal adoption. The conference was split into four sections, 'Overcoming Challenges in the Commercialization of Precision Medicine', 'Implementation of Precision Medicine: Strategies & Technologies', 'Integrating & Interpreting Personal Genomics, Big Data, & Bioinformatics' and 'Incentivizing Precision Medicine: Regulation & Reimbursement', with this report focusing on the final two subjects.
{"title":"GTCBio's Precision Medicine Conference (July 7-8, 2016 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA).","authors":"P. Cole","doi":"10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2550577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2550577","url":null,"abstract":"GTCBio's Precision Medicine Conference met this year to outline the many steps forward that precision medicine and individualized genomics has made and the challenges it still faces in technological, modeling, and standards development, interoperability and compatibility advancements, and methods of economic and societal adoption. The conference was split into four sections, 'Overcoming Challenges in the Commercialization of Precision Medicine', 'Implementation of Precision Medicine: Strategies & Technologies', 'Integrating & Interpreting Personal Genomics, Big Data, & Bioinformatics' and 'Incentivizing Precision Medicine: Regulation & Reimbursement', with this report focusing on the final two subjects.","PeriodicalId":85144,"journal":{"name":"Medicamentos de actualidad. Drugs of today","volume":"52 9 1","pages":"531-534"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66457152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-09-01DOI: 10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2525739
C. de Nunzio, F. Presicce, A. Tubaro
Several urological and non-urological conditions can contribute to the onset of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which is one of the main underlying causes in male patients. Six pharmacological classes (alpha-adrenoceptor blockers [ABs], 5alpha-reductase inhibitors [5ARIs], phytotherapeutics, antimuscarinics [AMs], beta3-adrenoceptor agonists and phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors [PDE5Is]) are available, alone or in combination, for the treatment of male LUTS. The aim of this review is to summarize the latest evidence on combination medical treatments for male patients with LUTS/BPH. Standard combinations include AB + 5ARI (for patients with increased prostate volume who are at risk for BPH progression); AB + PDE5I (for patients with concomitant erectile dysfunction); and AB + AM or beta3 agonist (for patients with persistent storage symptoms and not at risk for acute urinary retention). Other possible multidrug treatments have been proposed in preliminary studies, but further randomized controlled trials are needed to determine whether these putative strategies will eventually be considered a new standard for patients with LUTS/BPH. The possibility of tailoring BPH treatment according to different patient characteristics and expectations, using two or more drugs, seems a promising path in the field of LUTS/BPH management; however, physicians should consider the risk of increasing costs without proven long-term efficacy with most of these combination treatments.
{"title":"Combination therapies for improved management of lower urinary tract symptoms/benign prostatic hyperplasia.","authors":"C. de Nunzio, F. Presicce, A. Tubaro","doi":"10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2525739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/DOT.2016.52.9.2525739","url":null,"abstract":"Several urological and non-urological conditions can contribute to the onset of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which is one of the main underlying causes in male patients. Six pharmacological classes (alpha-adrenoceptor blockers [ABs], 5alpha-reductase inhibitors [5ARIs], phytotherapeutics, antimuscarinics [AMs], beta3-adrenoceptor agonists and phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors [PDE5Is]) are available, alone or in combination, for the treatment of male LUTS. The aim of this review is to summarize the latest evidence on combination medical treatments for male patients with LUTS/BPH. Standard combinations include AB + 5ARI (for patients with increased prostate volume who are at risk for BPH progression); AB + PDE5I (for patients with concomitant erectile dysfunction); and AB + AM or beta3 agonist (for patients with persistent storage symptoms and not at risk for acute urinary retention). Other possible multidrug treatments have been proposed in preliminary studies, but further randomized controlled trials are needed to determine whether these putative strategies will eventually be considered a new standard for patients with LUTS/BPH. The possibility of tailoring BPH treatment according to different patient characteristics and expectations, using two or more drugs, seems a promising path in the field of LUTS/BPH management; however, physicians should consider the risk of increasing costs without proven long-term efficacy with most of these combination treatments.","PeriodicalId":85144,"journal":{"name":"Medicamentos de actualidad. Drugs of today","volume":"52 9 1","pages":"501-517"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66456506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-01DOI: 10.1358/DOT.2016.52.8.2539366
R. Ballinger, M. Spence, W. Chalkley
The Drug Information Association's Annual Meeting is the largest global event which crosses all disciplines involved in the discovery development and life cycle management of healthcare products. The 2016 meeting, its 52nd occurrence, brought experts from regulatory and government agencies, industry, academia and health and patient organizations together to discuss novel therapies in development and how to use these to enhance health and well-being in patient groups, with the hope of increasing knowledge across all areas involved.
{"title":"Drug Information Association (DIA) - 52nd Annual Meeting (June 26-30, 2016 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA).","authors":"R. Ballinger, M. Spence, W. Chalkley","doi":"10.1358/DOT.2016.52.8.2539366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/DOT.2016.52.8.2539366","url":null,"abstract":"The Drug Information Association's Annual Meeting is the largest global event which crosses all disciplines involved in the discovery development and life cycle management of healthcare products. The 2016 meeting, its 52nd occurrence, brought experts from regulatory and government agencies, industry, academia and health and patient organizations together to discuss novel therapies in development and how to use these to enhance health and well-being in patient groups, with the hope of increasing knowledge across all areas involved.","PeriodicalId":85144,"journal":{"name":"Medicamentos de actualidad. Drugs of today","volume":"131 1","pages":"471-477"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66455708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-01DOI: 10.1358/DOT.2016.52.8.2540100
E. Cruces
During the third quarter of 2016, Cortellis Competitive Intelligence had 865 new deals added as part of its ongoing coverage of pharmaceutical licensing activity. This figure shows similar deal activity compared with the same quarter of 2015 (934), and 21% less than the previous quarter, although they had similar disclosed financial sizes in comparison with the first half of 2016. This article will focus on a number of the most valuable and notable deals forged during the quarter, as well as a selection of deals from some of the most prolific deal makers. An update on milestones, options and terminated deals of significance will also be presented, along with an early outlook on the last quarter of 2016's pharmaceutical licensing activity.
{"title":"Notable deals in the pharmaceutical industry in the third quarter of 2016.","authors":"E. Cruces","doi":"10.1358/DOT.2016.52.8.2540100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/DOT.2016.52.8.2540100","url":null,"abstract":"During the third quarter of 2016, Cortellis Competitive Intelligence had 865 new deals added as part of its ongoing coverage of pharmaceutical licensing activity. This figure shows similar deal activity compared with the same quarter of 2015 (934), and 21% less than the previous quarter, although they had similar disclosed financial sizes in comparison with the first half of 2016. This article will focus on a number of the most valuable and notable deals forged during the quarter, as well as a selection of deals from some of the most prolific deal makers. An update on milestones, options and terminated deals of significance will also be presented, along with an early outlook on the last quarter of 2016's pharmaceutical licensing activity.","PeriodicalId":85144,"journal":{"name":"Medicamentos de actualidad. Drugs of today","volume":"52 10 1","pages":"569-575"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66455877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-01DOI: 10.1358/dot.2016.52.8.2545018
P. D'Souza
During the second quarter of 2016, Cortellis Competitive Intelligence had 1,014 new deals added as part of its ongoing coverage of pharmaceutical licensing activity. This was on par with the last quarter (1,011) and a substantial increase on the same quarter for the previous 1 year (659). This article will focus on highlighting a number of the most valuable and notable deals forged during the quarter, as well as a selection of deals from some of the most prolific deal makers. An update on milestone, options and terminated deals of significance will also be presented, along with an early outlook on the next quarter's pharmaceutical licensing activity.
{"title":"Notable deals in the pharmaceutical industry in the second quarter of 2016.","authors":"P. D'Souza","doi":"10.1358/dot.2016.52.8.2545018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/dot.2016.52.8.2545018","url":null,"abstract":"During the second quarter of 2016, Cortellis Competitive Intelligence had 1,014 new deals added as part of its ongoing coverage of pharmaceutical licensing activity. This was on par with the last quarter (1,011) and a substantial increase on the same quarter for the previous 1 year (659). This article will focus on highlighting a number of the most valuable and notable deals forged during the quarter, as well as a selection of deals from some of the most prolific deal makers. An update on milestone, options and terminated deals of significance will also be presented, along with an early outlook on the next quarter's pharmaceutical licensing activity.","PeriodicalId":85144,"journal":{"name":"Medicamentos de actualidad. Drugs of today","volume":"52 8 1","pages":"461-465"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66456434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-01DOI: 10.1358/DOT.2016.52.8.2525738
R. Navari
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a significant clinical issue which affects patients' quality of life as well as treatment decisions. Significant improvements in the control of CINV have occurred in the past 15 years with the introduction of new antiemetic agents: 5-HT3 receptor antagonists, tachykinin NK1 receptor antagonists and olanzapine. Aprepitant was the first NK1 receptor antagonist introduced (2003) for the prevention of CINV in combination with a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist and dexamethasone. Two additional NK1 receptor antagonists, netupitant and rolapitant, were approved by the FDA in 2014 and 2015, respectively. A description of rolapitant and its role in CINV will be presented, along with a comparison to the other NK1 receptor antagonists, aprepitant and netupitant.
{"title":"Rolapitant hydrochloride: prophylactic treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.","authors":"R. Navari","doi":"10.1358/DOT.2016.52.8.2525738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1358/DOT.2016.52.8.2525738","url":null,"abstract":"Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a significant clinical issue which affects patients' quality of life as well as treatment decisions. Significant improvements in the control of CINV have occurred in the past 15 years with the introduction of new antiemetic agents: 5-HT3 receptor antagonists, tachykinin NK1 receptor antagonists and olanzapine. Aprepitant was the first NK1 receptor antagonist introduced (2003) for the prevention of CINV in combination with a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist and dexamethasone. Two additional NK1 receptor antagonists, netupitant and rolapitant, were approved by the FDA in 2014 and 2015, respectively. A description of rolapitant and its role in CINV will be presented, along with a comparison to the other NK1 receptor antagonists, aprepitant and netupitant.","PeriodicalId":85144,"journal":{"name":"Medicamentos de actualidad. Drugs of today","volume":"52 8 1","pages":"431-438"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66456109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}