Irene Capelli, Sarah Lerario, Francesca Ciurli, Gian Marco Berti, Valeria Aiello, Michele Provenzano, Gaetano Manna
{"title":"Investigational agents for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: preclinical and early phase study insights","authors":"Irene Capelli, Sarah Lerario, Francesca Ciurli, Gian Marco Berti, Valeria Aiello, Michele Provenzano, Gaetano Manna","doi":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2342327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13543784.2024.2342327","url":null,"abstract":"Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited kidney condition caused by a single gene mutation. It leads patients to kidney failure in more than 50% of cases by...","PeriodicalId":12313,"journal":{"name":"Expert opinion on investigational drugs","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140573645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sodium/Bile acid co-transporter inhibitors currently in preclinical or early clinical development for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis","authors":"Abhishek Gairola, Aaron Wetten, Jessica Dyson","doi":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2343789","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13543784.2024.2343789","url":null,"abstract":"Pruritus is common and often undertreated in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Existing treatments largely have an aging and low-quality evidence base, and studies included only smal...","PeriodicalId":12313,"journal":{"name":"Expert opinion on investigational drugs","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140573650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigational regenerative medicine for non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a survey of registered clinical trials.","authors":"Yutaka Kuroda, Toshiyuki Kawai, Yaichiro Okuzu, Yugo Morita, Shuichi Matsuda","doi":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326622","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326622","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a refractory disease requiring joint replacement in young patients. Regenerative therapies have been developed.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This study surveyed clinical trials on regenerative medicine for ONFH. We extracted clinical trials on non-traumatic ONFH from the websites of five publicly available major registries (EuropeanUnion Clinical Trials Register ([EU-CTR],ClinicalTrials.gov, Chinese ClinicalTrial Registry [ChiCTR], University Hospital Medical InformationNetwork - Clinical Trial Registry [UMIN-CTR] and Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry [ANZCTR]).The trials were classified into six categories based on purpose: surgical treatment, non-drug conservative treatment, conservative drug treatment, therapeutic strategy, diagnosis and pathogenesis, and regenerative therapy.) We extracted 169 clinical trials on ONFH. Of these, 37 were on regenerative medicine, including 29 on cell therapy. Surgical treatment was the most common treatment, followed by regenerative therapy.There were 9 clinical trials registered in the EU-CTR, with 5 on regenerative medicine; 79 trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, with 24 on regenerativemedicine; 54 trials registered in the ChiCTR, with 6 on regenerative medicine.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>The focus of the joint-preserving surgery has shifted to regenerative therapy based on using cell therapy in early-stage ONFH. The global standardisation of regenerative therapy is still ongoing.</p>","PeriodicalId":12313,"journal":{"name":"Expert opinion on investigational drugs","volume":" ","pages":"405-414"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140021305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amelia K Mardon, Lucy Whitaker, Toobah Farooqi, Jane Girling, Claire Henry, Carolyn Ee, Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith, Mike Armour
{"title":"Investigational drugs for the treatment of dysmenorrhea.","authors":"Amelia K Mardon, Lucy Whitaker, Toobah Farooqi, Jane Girling, Claire Henry, Carolyn Ee, Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith, Mike Armour","doi":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326627","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326627","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Dysmenorrhea is the most common cause of gynecological pain among women that has considerable impact on quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and hormonal therapies are most commonly used to treat dysmenorrhea. However, given these drugs are often associated with bothersome side effects and are less effective when there is an underlying cause contributing to dysmenorrhea (e.g. endometriosis), a patient-centered approach to managing dysmenorrhea is important. Various new drugs are currently being investigated for the treatment of primary and secondary dysmenorrhea.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This review provides an updated overview on new therapeutic targets and investigational drugs for the treatment of primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. The authors describe the clinical development and implications of these drugs.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Among the investigative drugs discussed in this review, anti-inflammatories show the most promising results for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. However, given some trials have considerable methodological limitations, many drugs cannot be currently recommended. Research focused on understanding the mechanisms involved in menstruation and its associated symptoms will be important to identify new therapeutic targets for dysmenorrhea. Further robust clinical trials are required to better understand the efficacy and safety of investigational drugs for treating primary and secondary dysmenorrhea.</p>","PeriodicalId":12313,"journal":{"name":"Expert opinion on investigational drugs","volume":" ","pages":"347-357"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140021304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel preclinical developments of the primary sclerosing cholangitis treatment landscape.","authors":"Aalam Sohal, Kris V Kowdley","doi":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2330738","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2330738","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease associated with inflammation, fibrosis, and destruction of intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts. Despite substantial recent advances in our understanding of PSC, the only proven treatment of PSC is liver transplantation. There is an urgent unmet need to find medical therapies for this disorder.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>Multiple drugs are currently under evaluation as therapeutic options for this disease. This article summarizes the literature on the various novel therapeutic options that have been investigated and are currently under development for the treatment of PSC.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>In the next decade, more than one drug will likely be approved for the treatment of the disease, and we will be looking at combination therapies for the optimal management of the disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":12313,"journal":{"name":"Expert opinion on investigational drugs","volume":" ","pages":"335-345"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140119224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigational new drugs for the treatment of chronic renal failure: an overview of the literature.","authors":"Chiara Terzo, Guido Gembillo, Valeria Cernaro, Elisa Longhitano, Vincenzo Calabrese, Chiara Casuscelli, Luigi Peritore, Domenico Santoro","doi":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326624","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is widespread throughout the world, with a high social and health impact. It is considered a 'silent killer' for its sudden onset without symptoms in the early stages of the disease. The main goal of nephrologists is to slow the progression of kidney disease and treat the associated symptoms with a range of new medications.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>The aim of this systematic review is to analyze the new investigational drugs for the treatment of chronic renal failure. Data were obtained from the available scientific literature and from the ClinicalTrials.gov website.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Among the drugs currently being researched, SGLT2 inhibitors appear to be the most promising drugs for the treatment of CKD, has they have slower progression of CKD and protection of cardiorenal function. An important role in the future of CKD treatment is played by autologous cell-therapy, which appears to be a new frontier in the treatment of CKD. Other therapeutic strategies are currently being investigated and have been shown to slow the progression of CKD. However, further studies are needed to determine whether these approaches may offer benefits in slowing the progression of CKD in the near future.</p>","PeriodicalId":12313,"journal":{"name":"Expert opinion on investigational drugs","volume":" ","pages":"319-334"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140012533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathan D Greenzaid, Lina J Chan, Brittany M Chandani, Nicholas R Kiritsis, Steven R Feldman
{"title":"Microbiome modulators for atopic eczema: a systematic review of experimental and investigational therapeutics.","authors":"Jonathan D Greenzaid, Lina J Chan, Brittany M Chandani, Nicholas R Kiritsis, Steven R Feldman","doi":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326625","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326625","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory cutaneous disease that arises due to dysregulation of the Th2 immune response, impaired skin barrier integrity, and dysbiosis of the skin and gut microbiota. An abundance of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> biofilms in AD lesions increases the Th2 immune response, and gut bacteria release breakdown products such as Short Chain Fatty Acids that regulate the systemic immune response.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>We aim to evaluate therapies that modulate the microbiome in humans and discuss the clinical implications of these treatments. We performed a review of the literature in which 2,673 records were screened, and describe the findings of 108 studies that were included after full-text review. All included studies discussed the effects of therapies on the human microbiome and AD severity. Oral probiotics, topical probiotics, biologics, and investigational therapies were included in our analysis.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Oral probiotics demonstrate mixed efficacy at relieving AD symptoms. Topical probiotics reduce S. aureus abundance in AD lesional skin, yet for moderate-severe disease, these therapies may not reduce AD severity scores to the standard of biologics. Dupilumab and tralokinumab target key inflammatory pathways in AD and modulate the skin microbiome, further improving disease severity.</p>","PeriodicalId":12313,"journal":{"name":"Expert opinion on investigational drugs","volume":" ","pages":"415-430"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stamatios Katsimperis, Konstantinos Kapriniotis, Ioannis Manolitsis, Themistoklis Bellos, Panagiotis Angelopoulos, Patrick Juliebø-Jones, Bhaskar Somani, Andreas Skolarikos, Lazaros Tzelves
{"title":"Early investigational agents for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia'.","authors":"Stamatios Katsimperis, Konstantinos Kapriniotis, Ioannis Manolitsis, Themistoklis Bellos, Panagiotis Angelopoulos, Patrick Juliebø-Jones, Bhaskar Somani, Andreas Skolarikos, Lazaros Tzelves","doi":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326023","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), as a clinical entity that affects many people, has always been in the forefront of interest among researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and physicians. Patients with BPH exhibit a diverse range of symptoms, while current treatment options can occasionally cause adverse events. All the aforementioned have led to an increased demand for more effective treatment options.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This review summarizes the outcomes of new medications used in a pre-clinical and clinical setting for the management of male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)/BPH and provides information about ongoing trials and future directions in the management of this condition. More specifically, sheds light upon drug categories, such as reductase‑adrenoceptor antagonists, drugs interfering with the nitric oxide (NO)/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP) signaling pathway, onabotulinumtoxinA, vitamin D3 (calcitriol) analogues, selective cannabinoid (CB) receptor agonists, talaporfin sodium, inhibitor of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1), drugs targeting the hormonal control of the prostate, phytotherapy, and many more.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Clinical trials are being conducted on a number of new medications that may emerge as effective therapeutic alternatives in the coming years.</p>","PeriodicalId":12313,"journal":{"name":"Expert opinion on investigational drugs","volume":" ","pages":"359-370"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139989714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claudio M Ciampi, Andrea Sultana, Paolo Ossola, Andrea Farina, Gabriele Fragasso, Roberto Spoladore
{"title":"Current experimental and early investigational agents for cardiac fibrosis: where are we at?","authors":"Claudio M Ciampi, Andrea Sultana, Paolo Ossola, Andrea Farina, Gabriele Fragasso, Roberto Spoladore","doi":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326024","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is induced by factors activating pro-fibrotic pathways such as acute and prolonged inflammation, myocardial ischemic events, hypertension, aging process, and genetically-linked cardiomyopathies. Dynamics and characteristics of myocardial fibrosis development are very different. The broad range of myocardial fibrosis presentations suggests the presence of multiple potential targets.</p><p><strong>Area covered: </strong>Heart failure treatment involves medications primarily aimed at counteracting neurohormonal activation. While these drugs have demonstrated efficacy against MF, not all specifically target inflammation or fibrosis progression with some exceptions such as RAAS inhibitors. Consequently, new therapies are being developed to address this issue. This article is aimed to describe anti-fibrotic drugs currently employed in clinical practice and emerging agents that target specific pathways, supported by evidence from both preclinical and clinical studies.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Despite various preclinical findings suggesting the potential utility of new drugs and molecules for treating cardiac fibrosis in animal models, there is a notable scarcity of clinical trials investigating these effects. However, the pathology of damage and repair in the heart muscle involves a complex network of interconnected inflammatory pathways and various types of immune cells. Our comprehension of the positive and negative roles played by specific immune cells and cytokines is an emerging area of research.</p>","PeriodicalId":12313,"journal":{"name":"Expert opinion on investigational drugs","volume":" ","pages":"389-404"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139996030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibacterial agents active against Gram Negative Bacilli in phase I, II, or III clinical trials.","authors":"David L Paterson","doi":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326028","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13543784.2024.2326028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to modern healthcare, and it is often regarded that the antibiotic pipeline is 'dry.'</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>Antimicrobial agents active against Gram negative bacilli in Phase I, II, or III clinical trials were reviewed.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Nearly 50 antimicrobial agents (28 small molecules and 21 non-traditional antimicrobial agents) active against Gram-negative bacilli are currently in clinical trials. These have the potential to provide substantial improvements to the antimicrobial armamentarium, although it is known that 'leakage' from the pipeline occurs due to findings of toxicity during clinical trials. Significantly, a lack of funding for large phase III clinical trials is likely to prevent trials occurring for the indications most relevant to loss of life attributed to antimicrobial resistance such as ventilator-associated pneumonia. Non-traditional antimicrobial agents face issues in clinical development such as a lack of readily available and reliable susceptibility tests, and the potential need for superiority trials rather than non-inferiority trials. Most importantly, concrete plans must be made during clinical development for access of new antimicrobial agents to areas of the world where resistance to Gram negative bacilli is most frequent.</p>","PeriodicalId":12313,"journal":{"name":"Expert opinion on investigational drugs","volume":" ","pages":"371-387"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}