DrugsPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-06-08DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02037-0
Carlo Lombardi, Pasquale Comberiati, Erminia Ridolo, Marcello Cottini, Mona Rita Yacoub, Silvia Casagrande, Matteo Riccò, Marco Bottazzoli, Alvise Berti
{"title":"Anti-IL-5 Pathway Agents in Eosinophilic-Associated Disorders Across the Lifespan.","authors":"Carlo Lombardi, Pasquale Comberiati, Erminia Ridolo, Marcello Cottini, Mona Rita Yacoub, Silvia Casagrande, Matteo Riccò, Marco Bottazzoli, Alvise Berti","doi":"10.1007/s40265-024-02037-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40265-024-02037-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monoclonal antibodies targeting interleukin (IL)-5 pathways have revolutionized the treatment expectations for eosinophilic-associated conditions, particularly in patients with respiratory involvement. Mepolizumab (IL-5 antagonist monoclonal antibody), benralizumab (IL-5 receptor blocker monoclonal antibody), and reslizumab (IL-5 antagonist monoclonal antibody) have collectively contributed to the overall improvement of the disease burden in various conditions. Eosinophilic asthma currently boasts the most robust evidence across all age groups: all three biologics are approved for adults (aged ≥18 years); mepolizumab is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) also in children (aged ≥ 6 years), while bernalizumab was recently approved by the FDA for patients aged ≥6 years in the USA. In chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, subcutaneous mepolizumab is the only anti-IL-5 therapy approved so far and can be used in adult patients (aged ≥18 years). For eosinophilic esophagitis, conflicting evidence surrounds both mepolizumab, reslizumab, and benralizumab, leading to non-approval of these agents by the FDA/EMA. Recently, mepolizumab was approved for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis patients aged ≥6 years or older and for hypereosinophilic syndrome adult patients. A phase III trial proving noninferiority of benralizumab versus mepolizumab in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis has been recently published, while evidence on reslizumab is scant. Overall, current evidence on anti-IL-5 biologics for eosinophilic-associated disorders is mostly focused on adults, whereas data for individuals aged under 18 years and over 65 years are scarce, resulting in a lack of evidence, particularly regarding efficacy, for the use of anti-IL-5 agents in these specific patient populations. This review addresses high-quality evidence from randomized controlled trials and real-world post-marketing studies regarding the use of anti-IL-5 therapies for eosinophilic-associated disorders across all age groups, spanning childhood, adulthood, and older age.</p>","PeriodicalId":11482,"journal":{"name":"Drugs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11196311/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141287882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DrugsPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-21DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02033-4
Sohita Dhillon
{"title":"Tegileridine: First Approval.","authors":"Sohita Dhillon","doi":"10.1007/s40265-024-02033-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40265-024-02033-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tegileridine () is a small molecule μ-opioid receptor biased agonist developed by Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd for the treatment of postoperative pain. Tegileridine selectively activates the G-protein-coupled pathway, which mediates strong central analgesic effects and only weakly activates the β-arrestin-2 pathway implicated in adverse events like respiratory depression and gastrointestinal dysfunction. In January 2024, tegileridine received its first approval in China for the treatment of moderate to severe pain after abdominal surgery. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of tegileridine leading to this first approval for the treatment of moderate to severe pain after abdominal surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":11482,"journal":{"name":"Drugs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141070587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DrugsPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-05-04DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02026-3
Tina Nie, Matt Shirley
{"title":"Bimekizumab: A Review in Psoriatic Arthritis.","authors":"Tina Nie, Matt Shirley","doi":"10.1007/s40265-024-02026-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40265-024-02026-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although several biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs), including interleukin (IL)-17A inhibitors, are approved for psoriatic arthritis, the treatment of this disease remains suboptimal. Bimekizumab (Bimzelx<sup>®</sup>), a dual IL-17A and IL-17F inhibitor, is approved in the EU, Great Britain and Japan for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. In pivotal phase 3 clinical trials in patients who were bDMARD-naïve or previously had an inadequate response or intolerance to tumour necrosis factor (TNF) α inhibitors, bimekizumab improved the signs and symptoms of psoriatic arthritis across a range of joint, skin, radiographic and patient-reported outcomes compared with placebo, including the proportion of patients achieving a ≥ 50% response in the American College of Rheumatology criteria. Phase 2 clinical trial data have shown that responses are maintained up to 3 years. Bimekizumab was generally well tolerated in patients with psoriatic arthritis, with a safety profile consistent with that in other approved indications. The most common adverse events included nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection, oral candidiasis, headache and diarrhoea. In conclusion, bimekizumab extends the treatment options available to patients with psoriatic arthritis.</p>","PeriodicalId":11482,"journal":{"name":"Drugs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140847730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DrugsPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-03-22DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02009-4
Yahiya Y Syed
{"title":"Iptacopan: First Approval.","authors":"Yahiya Y Syed","doi":"10.1007/s40265-024-02009-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40265-024-02009-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Iptacopan (FABHALTA<sup>®</sup>) is an oral complement Factor B inhibitor developed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of complement-mediated diseases. Acting upstream of complement 5 in the alternative pathway, iptacopan inhibits both terminal complement-mediated intravascular haemolysis and complement 3-mediated extravascular haemolysis. On 5 December 2023, iptacopan received approval in the USA for the treatment of adults with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH). This article summarizes the milestones in the development of iptacopan leading to this first approval for PNH.</p>","PeriodicalId":11482,"journal":{"name":"Drugs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140189544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DrugsPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-03-26DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02023-6
Connie Kang
{"title":"Danicopan: First Approval.","authors":"Connie Kang","doi":"10.1007/s40265-024-02023-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40265-024-02023-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Danicopan (Voydeya<sup>®</sup>) is an oral complement factor D inhibitor that is being developed by Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease as add-on treatment to ravulizumab or eculizumab for patients with clinically significant extravascular haemolysis. Danicopan recently received approval in Japan for the treatment of adults with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) when used in addition to a complement component 5 (C5) inhibitor. Subsequently, the European Medicines Agency adopted a positive opinion recommending the granting of marketing authorisation for danicopan for the treatment of patients with PNH who continue to have residual haemolytic anaemia despite treatment with a complement C5 inhibitor. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of danicopan leading to this first approval for PNH.</p>","PeriodicalId":11482,"journal":{"name":"Drugs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140287175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DrugsPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-05-13DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02044-1
Javier Torres-Jiménez, Javier Baena Espinar, Helena Bote de Cabo, María Zurera Berjaga, Jorge Esteban-Villarrubia, Jon Zugazagoitia Fraile, Luis Paz-Ares
{"title":"Correction: Targeting KRASG12C in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Current Standards and Developments.","authors":"Javier Torres-Jiménez, Javier Baena Espinar, Helena Bote de Cabo, María Zurera Berjaga, Jorge Esteban-Villarrubia, Jon Zugazagoitia Fraile, Luis Paz-Ares","doi":"10.1007/s40265-024-02044-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40265-024-02044-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11482,"journal":{"name":"Drugs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140911464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DrugsPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-05-30DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02050-3
Hannah A Blair
{"title":"Correction: Relugolix/Estradiol/Norethisterone Acetate: A Review in Endometriosis-Associated Pain.","authors":"Hannah A Blair","doi":"10.1007/s40265-024-02050-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40265-024-02050-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11482,"journal":{"name":"Drugs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11189942/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141175107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DrugsPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-05-13DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02042-3
Matt Shirley
{"title":"Correction: Vonoprazan: A Review in Helicobacter pylori Infection.","authors":"Matt Shirley","doi":"10.1007/s40265-024-02042-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40265-024-02042-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11482,"journal":{"name":"Drugs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11189943/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140911495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DrugsPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-05-23DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02036-1
Lucia Del Vecchio, Marco Allinovi, Stefania Comolli, Silvia Peiti, Chiara Rimoldi, Francesco Locatelli
{"title":"Drugs in Development to Treat IgA Nephropathy.","authors":"Lucia Del Vecchio, Marco Allinovi, Stefania Comolli, Silvia Peiti, Chiara Rimoldi, Francesco Locatelli","doi":"10.1007/s40265-024-02036-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40265-024-02036-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>IgA nephropathy is a common glomerulonephritis consequent to the autoimmune response to aberrant glycosylated immunoglobulin (Ig) A antibodies. Although it has historically been considered a benign disease, it has since become clear that a substantial percentage of patients reach end-stage kidney failure over the years. Several therapeutic attempts have been proposed, with systemic steroids being the most prevalent, albeit burdened by possible serious adverse events. Thanks to the more in-depth knowledge of the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy, new treatment targets have been identified and new drugs developed. In this narrative review, we summarise the molecules under clinical development for the treatment of IgA nephropathy. As a search strategy, we used PubMed, Google, ClinicalTrials.gov and abstracts from recent international congresses. TRF budesonide and sparsentan are the two molecules at a more advanced stage, just entering the market. Other promising agents are undergoing phase III clinical development. These include anti-APRIL and anti-BLyS/BAFF antibodies and some complement inhibitors. Other new possible strategies include spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitors, anti-CD40 ligands and anti-CD38 antibodies. In an era increasingly characterised by 'personalised medicine' and 'precision therapy' approaches and considering that the potential therapeutic armamentarium for IgA nephropathy will be very broad in the near future, the identification of biomarkers capable of helping the nephrologist to select the right drug for the right patient should be the focus of future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11482,"journal":{"name":"Drugs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141079435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DrugsPub Date : 2024-04-23DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02031-6
David Valdés-Arias, E. Locatelli, Paula A. Sepulveda-Beltran, Simran Mangwani-Mordani, Juan Carlos Navia, A. Galor
{"title":"Recent United States Developments in the Pharmacological Treatment of Dry Eye Disease.","authors":"David Valdés-Arias, E. Locatelli, Paula A. Sepulveda-Beltran, Simran Mangwani-Mordani, Juan Carlos Navia, A. Galor","doi":"10.1007/s40265-024-02031-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40265-024-02031-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11482,"journal":{"name":"Drugs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140670802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}