Effects of Dual Cyclooxygenase-2 and Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition

Summary

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors have become a common analgesic treatment option for patients with arthritis. However, long-term treatment has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk. With the past withdrawals and rejections of approval for COX-2 inhibitors the treatment options are now very limited. This translates for example to about 10 million osteoarthritis patients in the US who cannot receive COX-2 inhibitors because of concomitant hypertension. And this exemplifies the unmet medical need to develop and offer safe treatment options for this particular patient population. This trial investigates pharmacodynamic aspects of CG100649 which is being developed as a novel COX-2 inhibitor. Preclinical data show a dual mechanism of action, which consists of the inhibition of the two enzymes COX-2 and carbonic anhydrase-I/-II (CA-I/II) and through which the cardiovascular risk of COX-2 inhibition might be attenuated.

Timeline

Start

2008-10

Primary completion

2013-07

Completion

2013-07

Publications

• Results Skarke C, Alamuddin N, Lawson JA, Cen L, Propert KJ, Fitzgerald GA. Comparative impact on prostanoid biosynthesis of celecoxib and the novel nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug CG100649. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Jun;91(6):986-93. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2012.3. Epub 2012 Jan 25.
• Results Hirankarn S, Barrett JS, Alamuddin N, FitzGerald GA, Skarke C. GCG100649, A Novel Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor, Exhibits a Drug Disposition Profile in Healthy Volunteers Compatible With High Affinity to Carbonic Anhydrase-I/II: Preliminary Dose-Exposure Relationships to Define Clinical Development Strategies. Clin Pharmacol Drug Dev. 2013 Oct;2(4):379-86. doi: 10.1002/cpdd.47. Epub 2013 Jul 25.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.