Telcagepant

Telcagepant
Clinical data
Routes of
administration		 Oral
ATC code none
Legal status
Legal status
  • Development terminated
Pharmacokinetic data
Biological half-life 5–8 hours
Identifiers
CAS Number 781649-09-0 N
PubChem (CID) 11319053
IUPHAR/BPS 703
ChemSpider 9494017 YesY
UNII D42O649ALL YesY
KEGG D09391 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL236593 YesY
Chemical and physical data
Formula C26H27F5N6O3
Molar mass 566.5283 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
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Telcagepant (INN) (code name MK-0974) is a calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist which was an investigational drug for the acute treatment and prevention of migraine, developed by Merck & Co. In the acute treatment of migraine, it was found to have equal potency to rizatriptan[1] and zolmitriptan[2] in two Phase III clinical trials. The company has now terminated development of the drug.

Mechanism of action

The calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a strong vasodilator primarily found in nervous tissue. Since vasodilation in the brain is thought to be involved in the development of migraine and CGRP levels are increased during migraine attacks, this peptide may be an important target for potential new antimigraine drugs.

Telcagepant acts as a calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor (CRLR) antagonist and blocks this peptide. It is believed to constrict dilated blood vessels within the brain.[3]

Termination of a clinical trial

A Phase IIa clinical trial studying telcagepant for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine was stopped on March 26, 2009 after the "identification of two patients with significant elevations in serum transaminases".[4] A memo to study locations stated that telcagepant had preliminarily been reported to increase the hepatic liver enzyme alanine transaminase (ALT) levels in "11 out of 660 randomized (double-blinded) study participants." All study participants were told to stop taking the medication.[5]

On July 29, 2011, it was reported that Merck & Co. were discontinuing the clinical development program for telcagepant. According to Merck, "[t]he decision is based on an assessment of data across the clinical program, including findings from a recently completed six-month Phase III study".[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ho, Tw; Mannix, Lk; Fan, X; Assaid, C; Furtek, C; Jones, Cj; Lines, Cr; Rapoport, Am; Mk-0974, Protocol, 004, Study, Group (Apr 2008). "Randomized controlled trial of an oral CGRP receptor antagonist, MK-0974, in acute treatment of migraine". Neurology. 70 (16): 1304–12. doi:10.1212/01.WNL.0000286940.29755.61. PMID 17914062.
  2. ↑ Ho TW, Ferrari MD, Dodick DW, et al. (December 2008). "Efficacy and tolerability of MK-0974 (telcagepant), a new oral antagonist of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor, compared with zolmitriptan for acute migraine: a randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-treatment trial". Lancet. 372 (9656): 2115–23. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61626-8. PMID 19036425.
  3. ↑ Molecule of the Month February 2009
  4. ↑ Clinical trial number NCT00797667 for "MK0974 for Migraine Prophylaxis in Patients With Episodic Migraine" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  5. ↑ Merck & Co.: Memo to all US study locations involved in protocol MK0974-049
  6. ↑ Merck Announces Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results
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