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Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials

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ISSN (Print): 1574-8871
ISSN (Online): 1876-1038

Recent Trials for FTY720 (Fingolimod): A New Generation of Immunomodulators Structurally Similar to Sphingosine

Author(s): Alirio J. Melendez and Moizza Mansoor

Volume 3, Issue 1, 2008

Page: [62 - 69] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/157488708783330486

Price: $65

Abstract

Most of the conventional immunosuppressive drugs act by inhibiting the activation of enzymes, production of cytokines or proliferation of immune cells. Recently much attention is given to a new class of inhibitors that act by counteracting the functions of the lysophospholid sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). S1P is emerging as a potent stimulator of several immune cells and is critical for lymphocyte migration. The sphingosine analogue, FTY720 (fingolimod), a high affinity agonist of sphingosine-1-phosphate type-1 receptor (S1P-1), acts primarily by sequestering lymphocytes within peripheral lymphoid organs rendering them incapable of migrating to the sites of inflammation. Phase I, II and III, clinical trials comparing the efficacy of FTY720 containing regimens to conventional immunosuppressive regimens in de novo renal transplant patients, have been conducted. Moreover, clinical trials are also on-going in patients with relapsingremitting multiple sclerosis showing obvious benefit for patients receiving FTY720. In this review, we focus on the transition of this novel compound from bench to clinical trials, and discuss the clinical potential of this drug in autoimmune diseases and in transplantation immunology.

Keywords: FTY720, S1P-1 agonist, lymphocyte migration, clinical trials, renal transplant, multiple sclerosis


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