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ArticleEuropean journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics2026

Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Mass Balance and Metabolism of Fezolinetant in Postmenopausal Women.

Megumi Iwai, Kinya Souda, Mayuko Miyagawa, Jace C Nielsen, Arvind Chappa, Graeme L Fraser, Steven Ramael, Jan Leendert P Brouwer, Jiayin Huang

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Megumi IwaiAstellas Pharma, Inc., Tokyo, Japan. megumi.iwai@astellas.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-4323-8266
Kinya SoudaAstellas Pharma, Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Mayuko MiyagawaAstellas Pharma, Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Jace C NielsenAstellas Pharma Global Development, Inc., Northbrook, IL, USA.
Arvind ChappaAstellas Pharma Global Development, Inc., Northbrook, IL, USA.
Graeme L FraserOgeda SA, Gosselies, Belgium.
Steven RamaelOgeda SA, Gosselies, Belgium.
Jan Leendert P BrouwerICON Plc, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Jiayin HuangAstellas Pharma Global Development, Inc., Northbrook, IL, USA.

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backgroundFezolinetant is a non-hormonal selective neurokinin-3 receptor antagonist for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause. The objective of this study was to characterize the pharmacokinetics, mass balance, and metabolism of fezolinetant in postmenopausal women.

methodsA single dose of 180 mg

resultsFollowing a single administration of

conclusionThis study successfully characterized the overall pathways of metabolism and excretion of fezolinetant, identified the circulating metabolites, and provided key data to support the development of fezolinetant. Fezolinetant is mainly metabolized to yield ES259564, and primarily excreted into urine as ES259564. In plasma, only fezolinetant and ES259564 were detected, accounting for approximately 81% of total radioactivity, indicating that the majority of circulating drug-related material was quantitatively characterized, with the remaining radioactivity attributable to multiple low-abundance components below the threshold for a major circulating metabolite. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: EudraCT Number 2017-004911-38.

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PostmenopauseThiadiazolesChromatography, High Pressure LiquidFecesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedTandem Mass SpectrometryThiadiazoles

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PMCPMC13221365

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