Discovery of Fevipiprant (NVP-QAW039), a Potent and Selective DP<sub>2</sub> Receptor Antagonist for Treatment of Asthma
作者:David A. Sandham、Lucy Barker、Lyndon Brown、Zarin Brown、David Budd、Steven J. Charlton、Devnandan Chatterjee、Brian Cox、Gerald Dubois、Nicholas Duggan、Edward Hall、Julia Hatto、Janet Maas、Jodie Manini、Rachael Profit、Darren Riddy、Catherine Ritchie、Bindi Sohal、Duncan Shaw、Rowan Stringer、David A. Sykes、Matthew Thomas、Katharine L. Turner、Simon J. Watson、Ryan West、Elisabeth Willard、Gareth Williams、Jennifer Willis
DOI:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00157
日期:2017.5.11
Further optimization of an initial DP2 receptor antagonist clinical candidate NVP-QAV680 led to the discovery of a follow-up molecule 2-(2-methyl-1-(4-(methylsulfonyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-ypacetic acid (compound 11, NVP-QAW039, fevipiprant), which exhibits improved potency on human eosinophils and Th2 cells, together with a longer receptor residence time, and is currently in clinical trials for severe asthma.