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Trial reportDrug design, development and therapy2019

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the novel Nrf2 activator omaveloxolone in primates.

Scott A Reisman, Sarabjit S Gahir, Chun-Yue I Lee, Joel W Proksch, Mitsumasa Sakamoto, Keith W Ward

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Drug design, development and therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Scott A ReismanReata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Irving, TX 75063, USA, scott.reisman@reatapharma.com.
Sarabjit S GahirReata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Irving, TX 75063, USA, scott.reisman@reatapharma.com.
Chun-Yue I LeeReata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Irving, TX 75063, USA, scott.reisman@reatapharma.com.
Joel W ProkschReata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Irving, TX 75063, USA, scott.reisman@reatapharma.com.
Mitsumasa SakamotoReata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Irving, TX 75063, USA, scott.reisman@reatapharma.com.
Keith W WardReata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Irving, TX 75063, USA, scott.reisman@reatapharma.com.
Reata Pharmaceuticals (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOmaveloxolone is a synthetic oleanane triterpenoid that pharmacologically activates Nrf2, a master transcription factor that regulates genes with antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and mitochondrial bioenergetic properties, and is being evaluated in patients with Friedreich's ataxia.

methodsThe present study evaluated the pharmacokinetics (PK) and tissue distribution of omaveloxolone in monkeys after single and multiple oral doses, and then compared these data to initial results in Friedreich's ataxia patients. Pharmacodynamic (PD) evaluations in monkeys consisted of Nrf2 target gene mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), liver, lung, and brain. A PK/PD model was generated with the monkey data, and used to further evaluate the Friedreich's ataxia patient PK profile.

resultsOral administration of omaveloxolone to monkeys was associated with dose-linear plasma PK and readily measureable and dose-proportional concentrations in liver, lung, and brain. Dose-dependent induction of Nrf2 target genes in PBMCs and tissues was also observed. Clinically, oral administration of omaveloxolone to Friedreich's ataxia patients at incremental doses from 2.5 to 300 mg produced dose-proportional systemic exposures. Clinical doses of at least 80 mg were associated with meaningful improvements in neurological function in patients and generated plasma omaveloxolone concentrations consistent with those significantly inducing Nrf2 target genes in monkeys, as shown with the monkey PK/PD model.

conclusionOverall, the monkey data demonstrate a well-characterized and dose-proportional PK and tissue distribution profile after oral administration of omaveloxolone, which was associated with Nrf2 activation. Further, systemic exposures to omaveloxolone that produce Nrf2 activation in monkeys were readily achievable in Friedreich's ataxia patients after oral administration.

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Administration, OralAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFriedreich AtaxiaHumansMacaca fascicularisMaleNF-E2-Related Factor 2RNA, MessengerStructure-Activity RelationshipTriterpenesNFE2L2 protein, humanNF-E2-Related Factor 2omaveloxoloneRNA, MessengerTriterpenesferritinFriedreich’s ataxiaglutathioneNADPHNqo1Nrf2omaveloxolonepharmacokinetics

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PMID31118567
PMCPMC6475100
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